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Some Formal-Semantical Traits of ‘Rago.’

  • Korean Semantics
  • 2013, 40(), pp.469-493
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Semantics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

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1한양대학교

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ABSTRACT

The author, after introducing two tests for intensionality of the component expressions of intensionally complex sentences, and the concept of de re and de dicto ambiguity which is typical in English sentences including propositional attitidue verbs. Components at de re position make referentially tranparent context, thus pass the above mentioned tests. Korean ending ‘rago’, used with speech act verbs and cognitive attitude verbs, deserves special attention in that it permits (unambiguous) de re sentences in addition to de re/de dicto ambiguous sentences. ‘Rago’ also makes speaker’s commitment to the content of the intensionally contained clause neutral. Korean provides other endings such as ‘um/im’ and ‘raneun gut’ for speaker’s positive commitment. Finally the author insists that Fregean theory of sense gives a hopeful line of approach to the formal semantics of ‘rago’.

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