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A Study on the Fictivity in Describing Natural Phenomena

  • Korean Semantics
  • 2021, 72(), pp.177-197
  • DOI : 10.19033/sks.2021.06.72.177
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Semantics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature
  • Received : April 30, 2021
  • Accepted : June 21, 2021
  • Published : June 30, 2021

Lim Tae-sung 1

1계명대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study examines the perception of fictivity describing natural phenomena in Korean verbs. These types of fictivity are grouped into subclasses such as radiation, orientation, and sensation; and the fictivity is construed as the reference point. The results are as follow: First, radiation refers to the emanation of light, that is, what the conceptualizer perceives as moving away from the energy source. It is conceptualized with the verbs like ‘to pour out’ and ‘to cover’. The radiation is perceived as top-bottom direction through the expression of each verb and progressive aspect. Second, orientation refers to what the conceptualizer perceives as moving an object in space. It is conceptualized with verbs such as ‘to hang’, ‘to rise’, ‘to surround’, ‘to float’, and ‘to cover’ with path marker such as ‘-ey’, ‘-lo’, ‘-ul’, and ‘-wa’. The orientation is perceived as horizontally. Third, sensation refers to the integration of senses; and the perception of motion is selectively with the properties of each verb. For example, ‘to cover’ is associated with radiation, and the remaining verbs in motion perception are associated with orientation along with the path marker. The sensation represents a more complex cognitive process than radiation and orientation, as the conceptualizer integrates the senses to perceive motion.

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