Languages, which express human emotions, embody every situation in different ways. While language can be used as explanation for presenting purpose, it can also be used as a means of communication. That is, languages are used by tacit rules which are ...
Languages, which express human emotions, embody every situation in different ways. While language can be used as explanation for presenting purpose, it can also be used as a means of communication. That is, languages are used by tacit rules which are prescribed in diverse regulations such as the relationship with the speakers, places, time and so on. The use of onomatopoeia and mimetic words is one of the ways used to express one's opinion effectively and efficiently in complicated situations.
The aim of this thesis is to present materials about korean language education for Japanese learners who are studying these kinds of onomatopoeia and mimetic words. In spite of the similar grammar structure, there are many differences with regard to the use of vocabulary between Korean and Japanese. Analyzing contrastively both languages, I tried to find out the similarity in the region of morphology and sense. Then, it was followed that the focus on the construction of basic materials related with onomatopoeia and mimetic words was made for Japanese learners.
I chose a Japanese cartoon 'One Picec' as a resource of culture because lots of onomatopoeia and mimetic words appeared there. I also classified 20 Korean and Japanese versions each on the standard of morphology, I identified 3503 onomatopoeia and mimetic words in Korean versions and 3530 onomatopoeia and mimetic words in Japanese versions. Words classified by the basis of morphology were divided into three types: basic type words, transformational type words, compatible type words. With this result, I analyzed both languages and presented a sample survey on the basis of the similarity in meaning and frequency.
With words identified by the aspect of the sense, I classified them into five senses again: the sense of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. The area of the sense used mainly with mimetic words was visual. In the area of hearing and touch, the frequency of onomatopoeia was high. There were few words about the sense of hearing and taste. According to the frequency of the use of sensory words, I found out that Korean words were more various than Japanese. Especially, as for words for the sense of sight and hearing, Korean language was used more diversely than Japanese. Instead, Japanese language had various words in the sense of touch. On the basis of the result of the words classified by senses, I prepared the basic learning materials about onomatopoeia and mimetic words.
To verify the connection with Korean language education, I compared my standard with that of the followings: Korean Language for Beginners 1 published by Kyung-Hee University, Korean Language for Beginners 2, Intermediate Korean Language 1, Intermediate Korean Language 2, Advanced Korean Language 1, Advanced Korean Language 2; Korean Language 1 by Korea University, Korean Language 2, Korean Language 3, Korean Language 4; Korean Language 1 by Seoul National University, Korean Language 2, Korean Language 3, Korean Language 4; Korean Language 1 by Yon-Sei University, Korean Language 2, Korean Language 3, Korean Language 4, Korean Language 5, Korean Language 6; and Pathfinder in Korean 1 by E-Wha Women University, Pathfinder in Korean 2, Pathfinder in Korean 3, Pathfinder in Korean 4, Pathfinder in Korean 4, Pathfinder in Korean 5. I also compared and cleared up with a list of words in 'The List of Educational Materials for Onomatopoeia and Mimetic Words' by Cho Chang-Kyu(2005).
I studied about onomatopoeic and mimetic words to straighten the basic materials out, yet there are many methodological studies to be desired in Korean language education. A lot of studies and plans are required from the standard of the selection and quantity of words to a phase-model of the way they learn and a method of teaching. This is an experimental study of Korean education for onomatopoeia and mimetic words.