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A Study of Dative Verbs in Korean - On A Change of possession

  • Korean Semantics
  • 2008, 27(), pp.267-289
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Semantics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

Jo Kyungsun 1

1전남대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper is about the dative verbs in Korean. The dative verbs means three- place predicates and also it describes the possession change from a possessor to a benificiary in a dative constructions. In order to clarify the formation phenomenon of dative constructions, Jackendoff's theory is employed. Dative construction has the change of possession switching from actor's possession to benificiary's possession. In other words, the primary situation in a dative construction is the movement of possession. The argument structure of a dative construction is ‘x-ga(가) y-reul(를) z-ege(에게) V’ and the conceptual structure is ‘[GOPoss/Loc([ ], [FROM [ ] TO [ ]])]’. The dative construction also establishes the degree of possession. Any change of possession can be classified three types according to degree of possession; (1) a transfer of possession, (2) a trust of possession, (3) a share of possession. First, a transfer of possession means that possession moves completely from a possessor to a benificiary. Second, a trust of possession means that a benificiary retains article of possessor temporarily. Third, a share of possession means that a possessor and benificiary both maintain possession.

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