The Thematic Structure of Narrative and the Choice of Particle Nun in Korean
- Title
- The Thematic Structure of Narrative and the Choice of Particle Nun in Korean
- Author
- 김명희
- Issue Date
- 2001-03
- Publisher
- 한국언어학회
- Citation
- 언어, v. 26, no. 1, page. 1-20
- Abstract
- The present paper is an experimental study which attempts to explicate the functions
of nun and ka in Korean narrative discourse. Two groups of 40 Korean speakers were
each asked to tell a spontaneous story while looking at a set of 12 pictures in
accordance with a given title. The titles and pictures were manipulated in such a way
that one of the two characters of the story would be perceived more salient. Applying
the logit model to the results show that the uses of nun and ka are significantly
associated with the speaker's hierarchical thematic structure and referential
management in the narrative. It is found that a primary function of nun is to mark
the global theme of a narrative. However, the hyperthesis that ka will be associated
with local theme is not confirmed both particles are found to have a significant
relationship with local theme. It is also found that ka tends to be used to introduce
a new participant into a discourse, and nun to maintain it.
- URI
- https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE02131520?https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/158584
- ISSN
- 1229-4039; 2734-0481
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