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On the Expansion Aspects of Word-forms and Their Related Meaning in Place Names

  • Korean Semantics
  • 2005, 17(), pp.65-94
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Semantics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

Cho, Hang-bum 1

1충북대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This paper, focusing 'expansion aspects' among the changes of word forms in place names, aims at reviewing in what way and by what principles the expansion of word forms has been made, and furthermore analysing how their meaning has been changed as a result of the expansion of word forms. The expansion of word forms in place names has been made by some momenta such as intrusion of genitive case-markers, insertion of euphony elements, combination of suffix '-i', repetition of same meaning. In the first case, genitive case-markers 'euy', 'e/ae', 'a/eo' participate in the expanding procedure. Among those members the two, 'euy' and 'a' are the most active participants. The 'euy' frequently changes its shape as 'i' by the phonological change, 'euy > i'. In the case of euphony elements, the two elements, 'eu' and 'a' take part in the expanding procedure. While the former inserts some constructions such as noun plus noun and adjective stem plus noun, the latter inserts other constructions such as adjective stem plus noun. The suffix '-i' combines with the former constituents in architype of place names and complete type of place names. They may be noun or modifying form of verbals. This combination largely occurs in relation to the stabilization of word forms. The repetition of same meaning generally shows itself in place names related to important sites or monuments. Its repetitive pattern takes some combinations such as two Korean indigenous words, Korean indigenous word and Sino-Korean word, and Sino-Korean word and Korean indigenous word. It is caused as the semantic reinforcement and supplement or the diversion of place names. The latter is not the proper case of the expansion of word forms in its rigorous sense, for it makes new place names come about.

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