@article{ART003354635},
author={오경제 and Sanghoun Song},
title={Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2026},
volume={34},
number={2},
pages={33-70}
TY - JOUR
AU - 오경제
AU - Sanghoun Song
TI - Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2026
VL - 34
IS - 2
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 33
EP - 70
SN - 1226-4822
AB - This study compares the patterns of out-group representation realized through the Korean third-person plural pronouns itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse. It also investigates whether these differences are related to the pragmatic properties of their morphological roots i, ku, and ce, which are traditionally categorized as proximal, medial, and distal deixis, respectively. Focusing on Korean presidential speeches and party spokesperson statements, this study adopts a multimethod computational linguistic approach, including (1) frequency analysis, (2) collocation analysis, (3) word embedding, and (4) surprisal analysis. The results showed a broad division between itul and the pair kutul–cetul, while also revealing meaningful differences between kutul and cetul. These findings further suggest that the contrast between the pronouns is partially motivated by the deictic distinctions between their roots. Thus, this study demonstrates that Korean third-person plural pronouns display internally differentiated patterns of out-group representation.
KW - third-person plural pronouns;out-group representation;spatial deixis;political discourse;computational linguistics
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오경제 and Sanghoun Song. (2026). Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 34(2), 33-70.
오경제 and Sanghoun Song. 2026, "Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.34, no.2 pp.33-70.
오경제, Sanghoun Song "Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 34.2 pp.33-70 (2026) : 33.
오경제, Sanghoun Song. Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse. 2026; 34(2), 33-70.
오경제 and Sanghoun Song. "Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 34, no.2 (2026) : 33-70.
오경제; Sanghoun Song. Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 34(2), 33-70.
오경제; Sanghoun Song. Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2026; 34(2) 33-70.
오경제, Sanghoun Song. Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse. 2026; 34(2), 33-70.
오경제 and Sanghoun Song. "Out-group representation patterns of Korean third-person plural pronouns: A computational linguistic comparison of itul, kutul, and cetul in political discourse" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 34, no.2 (2026) : 33-70.
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