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The study of lexical items that represent the characteristics distinguishing women from men

  • Korean Semantics
  • 2009, 30(), pp.31-58
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Semantics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

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ABSTRACT

Kang, soyeong, 2009, The study of lexical items that represent the characteristics distinguishing women from men. Korea Semestics, 30. There have occurred changes in the representation of women presented by society due to the introduction of the new order of values since the beginning of modern times This paper has investigated certain lexical items that represent the characteristics distinguishing women from men, i.e., ‘femininity,’ and analyzed their meanings under the assumption that changes in people’s recognition of women are reflected in language. As a result, I have classified chakhada, sunsuhada,cheongsunhada, danahada and uahada as lexical items describing [-internal and external beauty]. While classifying cheongsunhada as a lexical item that has the restriction of [+girlish], I have classified sunsuhada as a lexical item that has the restriction of [blank] among chakhada that represented [-external beauty]. On the other hand, I have sorted out areumdapda and yeppeuda as having no limitations with respect to gender and age and having general meanings. I have presented them as generic lexical items. In addition, I have attempted at the systematization of other lexical items related to [±synesthesia], so I have presented yamjeonhada and chamhada as [-synesthesia], and budeureopda sangnyanghada and ttatteuthada as [+synesthesia]. Also I have presented sangnyanghada as [Make a hearer feel good] and budeureopda as [Don't be imposed]. Though the identical values that were placed under the traditional familial ideology still exist after all, we can conjecture, from the aspects of using the representative lexical item (areumdapda) for the aesthetic consciousness drawn from the movement toward society, that the possibility of changes in the recognition of women and in society gets some force.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.