Hearer-Addressed or Not, That’s the Question

• 영문명: Hearer-Addressed or Not, That’s the Question
• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: 육청민
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제116호, 95~116쪽, 전체 22쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.12.24

영문 초록

This paper first observes the sharp semantic difference between the -ta ending sentences and the -e/a ending sentences in Korean. Based on the observation that the -ta ending sentences are statement delivered through declaratives while the -e/a ending sentences are directly addressed to the hearer, regardless of their sentence types, this study argues that -e/a is not an imperative sentence ending but a direct address marker, which has not hitherto been recognized in Korean linguistics. This paper clearly shows that any sentence directly addressed to the hearer ends with the -e/a ending, no matter whether it is a declarative, interrogative, or imperative form. It further develops this observation and shows that -e/a is a direct address marker, -la an indirect address marker, and the complex form [-e/a la] a combination of direct and indirect addressing, which induces pragmatic effect of attenuating the directness of -e/a.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Hearer-Addressed vs. Non-Hearer-Addressed Sentences

3. Constructions Directly Addressed

4. Imperative Interpretation in Korean

5. Indirect Address Marker -la and the Complex Form [-e/a la]

6. Summary and Implication

Reference

키워드

hearer-addressed imperative direct addressing sentence types