부사 ‘완전’ 분석

강아름 한국현대언어학회 2022 언어연구 Vol.38 No.3

The current paper aims to identify the semantico-pragmatic role of the adverb wancen in Korean. Rather than treating wancen as a typical degree modifier, we propose the novel role of wancen as an illocutionary intensifier in this paper. Specifically, we suggest the core properties of wancen as follows: First, unlike the usual degree intensifiers, the illocutionary intensifier wancen targets a scale in the speaker’s epistemic attitude towards the proposition. By using wancen, the illocutionary effect of assertion can be maximally strengthened. Second, wancen gives rise to a pragmatic intensification effect by means of a subjective speaker-oriented adverb as a weak PPI (Ernst, 2009). The theoretical implication of the current study is to provide a widened view of cross-linguistic variation to cases where the intensifier does not necessarily have a lexical degree modifier, and languages parameterize the semantics and pragmatics of their illocutionary intensifier.

한국어 민명사의 한정적 해석: 당나귀 구문을 중심으로

강아름 한국언어학회 2023 언어 Vol.48 No.1

The paper explores the semantic meaning of bare nouns in donkey sentence. Korean is known as an articleless language, and the ambiguous meaning of covarying interpretation between universal and existential reading in donkey sentences can be achieved by means of bare nouns. The following questions need to be addressed: First, what are the characteristics of Korean bare nouns in donkey sentences? Second, how can we capture the unifying formal analysis between universal and existential readings? For these questions, this study proposes the following answers. First, the bare nouns in Korean can be treated as an e-type “numberless” definite description. Following Schwaz (2009), it is further shown that two Korean bare nouns in donkey sentences (i.e. proceeding NP vs. following NP) have a part-whole relationship in the bridging context. In this case, the following bare noun plays a role as a weak definite of type <e>. Based on the plural semantics of complete semilattice structure, the study provides a formal representation of disambiguation between existential and universal reading in donkey sentences with a quantification over situations.

미래 시제와 인식 양태의 통합적 분석: ‘(으)ㄹ 것이’

강아름 한국생성문법학회 2022 생성문법연구 Vol.32 No.4

The goal of the current paper is to investigate a unified analysis of integrated meaning of future prediction and epistemic modality in Korean. In particular, we focus on the case of the periphrastic construction (u)l-kes-i ‘will/must’. Importantly, when the past tense morpheme ess/ass combines with (u)l-kes-i, only the epistemic reading arises. Given the set of empirical data, we address the following questions: First, how are the future prediction meaning and the epistemic modal meaning related each other? Second, what is the licensing condition of (u)l-kes-i? For the answers to the questions, we suggest the following: First, the default meaning of (u)l-kes-i is that of epistemic modality. Second, by adding to the specific prospective aspect operator, we can get the future prediction reading and solve the puzzle on the case of past tense morpheme. The theoretical implication of current work is that from the crosslinguistic view, Korean data can suggest an extended spectrum of the conceptual relation between the future prediction and the epistemic modal in a unified way.

The scalar intensifier ku in Korean : The case of KUintensifier with anti-specific wh-indeterminates

강아름 한국언어정보학회 2018 언어와 정보 Vol.22 No.1

The purpose of thispaper is to present the account of the novel function of ku in Korean. I will focus on theemphatic variant of ku co-occurring with anti-specific wh-indeterminates (i.e., Free ChoiceItems, Negative Polarity Items, Referential Vagueness Items), which has generallyreceived less attention than the definite one. I suggest that the meaning of ku in this caseis not associated with the core property of definiteness. Instead, given the set ofempirical data, my proposal is that (i) the hallmark properties of emphatic ku aresuggested as a) scalarity, b) additivity, c) weak polarity, and (ii) the pragmaticcontribution of the emphatic ku can be characterized in terms of scalar intensifier. Thescalar intensifier ku contributes the presupposition that there is a set of alternatives ofanti-specific wh-indeterminates which is base-α, and that these alternatives are ranked ona scale. Its scalar presupposition denotes the least likely values on the likelihood scale. The implication of my finding leads to the fact that Korean is a language which revealsa dichotomy in encoding distinct type of weak familiarity (i.e., the scalar intensifier ku)and strong familiarity (i.e., the definite ku).

The Ratio of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Based on Cystatin C and Creatinine Reflecting Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Patients

강아름,이민진,이동원,강양호 대한당뇨병학회 2023 Diabetes and Metabolism Journal Vol.47 No.3

Background: The ratio of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) based on cystatin C and creatinine (eGFR_{cystatin C}/eGF_Rcreatinine ratio) is related to accumulating atherosclerosis-promoting proteins and increased mortality in several cohorts.Methods: We assessed whether the eGFR_{cystatin C}/eGFR_creatinine ratio is a predictor of arterial stiffness and sub-clinical atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, who were followed up during 2008 to 2016. GFR was estimated using an equation based on cystatin C and creatinine.Results: A total of 860 patients were stratified according to their eGFR_{cystatin C}/eGF_Rcreatinine ratio (i.e., <0.9, 0.9–1.1 [a reference group], and >1.1). Intima-media thickness was comparable among the groups; however, presence of carotid plaque was frequent in the <0.9 group (<0.9 group, 38.3%; 0.9–1.1 group, 21.6% vs. >1.1 group, 17.2%, <i>P</i><0.001). Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was faster in the <0.9 group (<0.9 group, 1,656.3±333.0 cm/sec; 0.9–1.1 group, 1,550.5±294.8 cm/sec vs. >1.1 group, 1,494.0±252.2 cm/sec, <i>P</i><0.001). On comparing the <0.9 group with the 0.9–1.1 group, the multivariate-adjusted odds ratios of prevalence of high baPWV and carotid plaque were 2.54 (<i>P</i>=0.007) and 1.95 (<i>P</i>=0.042), respectively. Cox regression analysis demonstrated near or over 3-fold higher risks of the prevalence of high baPWV and carotid plaque in the <0.9 group without chronic kidney disease (CKD).Conclusion: We concluded that eGFR_{cystatin C}/eGFR_creatinine ratio <0.9 was related to an increased risk of high baPWV and carotid plaque in T2DM patients, especially, those without CKD. Careful monitoring of cardiovascular disease is needed for T2DM patients with low eGFR_{cystatin C}/eGFR_creatinine ratio.

한국어 이접 표지자 ‘이나’와 ‘인가’의 의미 분석

강아름 한국중원언어학회 2023 언어학연구 Vol.- No.67

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비만의 약물치료: An update

강아름 대한내과학회 2019 대한내과학회 춘계학술대회 Vol.2019 No.-

뇌졸중으로 유발된 전체성 실어증 환자에 대한 두침치료 치험 2례

강아름,우지명,이미림,김수빈,조기호,문상관,정우상,Kang, Ah-reum,Woo, Ji-myung,Lee, Mi-rim,Kim, Su-bin,Cho, Ki-ho,Moon, Sang-kwan,Jung, Woo-sang 대한한방내과학회 2016 大韓韓方內科學會誌 Vol.37 No.2

Objectives: This study presents two cases of patients with post-stroke global aphasia who were treated with scalp acupuncture with electrical stimulation.Method: The two patients were treated by scalp acupuncture with electrical stimulation six times a week. The degree of aphasia was measured via the Korean version of the western aphasia battery (K-WAB).Results: After treatment, aphasia was improved in both cases (autism-spectrum quotient [AQ] scores increased from 13.7 to 37.1 and from 4.1 to 18.4 in the two patients).Conclusion: Based on the results of these two cases, scalp acupuncture could be effective in treating post-stroke global aphasia.

신상품 개발과정에서 공급업체 R&D 역량과 내부통합이 공급사슬 외부통합에 미치는 영향

강아름,오중산 한국경영학회 2010 한국경영학회 통합학술발표논문집 Vol.2010 No.08

관형 명사 ‘완전’의 부사적 용법

강아름 한국생성문법학회 2023 생성문법연구 Vol.33 No.3

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the syntactic-semantic role of the modifier noun wancen ‘complete’ in the Korean language. The crucial puzzle lies in the fact that wancen modifies a noun phrase while its meaning aligns with the maximizer “completely.” Challenging the findings of prior research, which suggested that wancen functions as a speaker-oriented adverb, we propose that wancen indeed operates as a typical degree modifier, akin to the adjective completa 'complete' combining with property concept nouns in Spanish. To demonstrate this, we employ the MEAS operator as a null functional head, revealing that the noun combined with wancen can encompass semantics including degrees. As a result, wancen targets the interrelation between degrees and individuals, ultimately fixing the degree at the maximum point on the scale. Such an analysis strengthens the parallelism between the adjectival and nominal domains from a cross-linguistic perspective, thus contributing significantly to our comprehension of scalarity.