Bound Noun Han in Korean

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Tae-Sik Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제123호, 1~21쪽, 전체 21쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.09.30

국문 초록

This paper discusses the grammaticalization process of a bound noun han in Korean. Even though we find the typical characteristic of a bound noun, han has not been discussed much and categorized as a bound noun in general (Back and Mok 2018). Back and Mok (2018) recently examines the syntax and semantics of the bound noun han. Following their observations, I argue that the four different meanings of han are intertwined via grammaticalization. Specifically, the lexical noun han has acquired functional meanings (e.g., [+unfavorable] and a degree modifier) and became a bound noun. Syntactically, I argue that the functional meanings are reflected in N-to-n movement (c.f., Kim 2016a). The bound noun han is further reanalyzed as a Mod head with the subsequent movement into C and evolves into a subordinator.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Back and Mok (2018)

3. Grammaticalization and Structural Changes

4. Discussion

5. Conclusion

References

키워드

modal grammaticalization han unfavorable degree