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The Discussion of Semantic Function of Word Order Variations

  • Korean Semantics
  • 2006, 20(), pp.281-303
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Semantics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

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ABSTRACT

Kang soyeong. 2006. The Discussion of Semantic Function of Word Order Variations. Korean Semantics, 20. This paper aims to investigate principles inherent to word order variations sentences or clauses in which certain constituents move rightward from their original positions reflecting the speaker’s intention. As a result of the investigation of frequency with conversation data, we can find out that subject (47 times) and subordinate clause (37 times) dislocation occur most frequently. To put it more concretely, in the case of the subject, (1stperson) pronouns and lexical NPs appear dislocated most frequently, and in the case of the subordinate clause, the ‘-nuntey’ clause does. As for the right dislocation of the 1st person singular pronoun ‘na,’ cases with the particle, ‘-nun’ attached to the pronoun overwhelm others, which has the meaning of [contrasts, exclusion]. ‘-Nun’has the effect of reducing other discourse participants by acknowledging differences in thoughts from others. Also, the lexical NPs are followed by the particle ‘ka,’ which reflects the speakers’ intention to precisely transmit his/her messages by clarifying the nucleus of the described content. Lastly, in the case of the subordinate clause, the ‘-nuntey’ clause overwhelmingly occupy the majority, which mainly has the meaning of [constrast]. The reason why the dislocation of the ‘nuntey’ clause appear frequently is which has the semantic function of interaction between the speaker and the hearer.

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