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On ‘-ti’ in Korean Adjective Reduplication

송정근 1

1한남대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this paper is to identify ‘-ti’ which is analyzed in Korean adjectives reduplication. ‘-ti’ has similarities with some root-formatives like ‘-r, -chuk’ in terms of making a new root, which means that ‘-ti’ is a kind of affix in morphological construction. But considering the role in the processes of reduplication and the status of the roots which are made by ‘-ti, -r, -chuk’, ‘-ti’ is different from the others. In addition, the fact that ‘-ti’ makes the intensive adjectives in semantic approaches distinguishes ‘-ti’ from ‘-r, -chuk’ which stand for the distribution in sensorial expression. ‘-ti’ has no special meaning in Korean reduplicated adjectives in that the reduplication of the adjective itself is enough to express the intensive sensorial scale. In typological approaches, ‘-ti’ can be classified by linker morphs or subconstituents in melodic overwriting. The general pattern in Korean reduplication indicates that ‘-ti’ is a part of reduplicat in adjective reduplication, in that the syllable number of the base is usually the same as that of reduplicant. Especially the explanation that ‘-ti’is changed from the Korean ending ‘-ta’ by vowel change is reasonable in that vowel or consonant change is common in Korean reduplication. In addition ‘-na’ which is very similar to ‘-ti’ can be explained by the same process. Namely ‘-na’ is also made by the consonant change from the ending ‘-ta’.

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