Backchannels as Achievements of Social Interaction in Korean Conversation

Haeyeon Kim 한국사회언어학회 2004 사회언어학 Vol.12 No.1

Kim, Haeyeon. 2004. Backchannels as Achievements of Social Interaction in Korean Conversation. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 12(1). Among many topics in interactional linguistics, the research on reactive tokens has explored complex processes in which participants collaborate and develop each other's talk in a moment-by-moment fashion. The present study investigates properties of backchannels as tokens of social interaction in Korean conversation by adopting methodology of frequency analysis and conversation analysis. Through a frequency analysis of backchannels such as 'e', 'a', 'um', and 'ung', this research shows that backchannels most frequently occur at complex transition-relevance places where turn-constructional units and intonation units converge. Examination shows that major functions of backchannels in conversation can be summarized as in the three categories: (ⅰ) to signal passive recipiency of the on-going turn, showing attentiveness or acknowledging what is being talked about, (ⅱ) to signal that the recipient is in agreement or of the same opinion with the current speaker, and (ⅲ) to express recipient's affiliative or emotional attitudes such as sympathy toward the information provided, among others. Finally, this research shows that interaction-based study of backchannels in their interactional contexts can provide a better way of understanding communicative strategies and the relationship between conversation and grammar than do other traditional or formal approaches to grammar.

Types of Abbreviated English Loanwords in Japanese and Linguistic Motivations

Haeyeon Kim 한국사회언어학회 2010 사회언어학 Vol.18 No.1

Kim, Haeyeon. 2010. Types of Abbreviated English Loanwords in Japanese and Linguistic Motivation. Sociolinguistic journal of Korea 18(1). Japanese has borrowed many words from English through contacts with English-speaking countries since the mid-19th century. The borrowed words have been integrated into the Japanese lexicon, observing phonological and morphological rules of Japanese. Among the types of loanwords from English, this research examines abbreviated English words in Japanese by classifying them into five categories: (i) consonantal abbreviations, (iil acronyms, (iil) initialism (iv) clipping, and (v) blending. Examination of the present data shows that more than half of the tokens are examples of clipped words, suggesting that clipping is the most frequently used method of abbreviating borrowed words into Japanese. lnitialism comes second in making abbreviated expressions, even applying to newly coined Japanese English (JE) words. After that, this study explores linguistic motivations which are responsible for the formation of abbreviations in Engli h loanwords. It shows that economy and distinctiveness/contrastiveness are two most important motivation for the formation of abbreviations of English loanwords in Japanese.

사회언어학에서의 담화연구

김해연(Kim Haeyeon) 한국사회언어학회 2004 사회언어학 Vol.12 No.2

Kim, Haeyeon. 2004. Discourse Studies in Sociolinguistics. Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 12(2). Among many topics in sociolinguistics, many discourse studies have been carried out to explore how social factors are related to the use of language. The purpose of this research is examine assumptions, methods, and major topics/issues of the following discourse approaches to sociolinguistics: (i) interactional sociolinguistics, (ii) ethnography of speaking/communication, (iii) variation analysis, (iv) conversation analysis, and (v) critical discourse analysis, among others. In doing so, this paper first examines the developmental history of sociolinguistic research in discourse, discussing researchers' interest in discourse in exploring social activities and practices. After that, it starts with the interactional sociolinguistic approach to discourse analysis, discussing the notion such as Gumperz's contextualization cues. It also discusses Hymes' theory of ethnograpy of speaking/communication in exploring the relationship between communication and social contexts. In addition, it discusses Labov's variation analysis, particularly focusing on his analysis of narrative discourse. After that, this paper shows major topics and methods of conversation analysis, which deals with social actions reflected in talk-in-interaction. It also deals with critical discourse analysis which deals with many social issues, viewing language as a reality-creating social practice. Finally, this paper shows that many approaches to discourse in sociolinguistics have contributed to a better understanding of the roles of social factors reflected in the use of language.

Ternary halide Perovskites for Highly Efficient Solution-Processed Hybrid Solar Cells

Jaeki Jeong,Hak-Beom Kim,Haeyeon Kim,Bright Walker,Seyeong Song,Jungwoo Heo,Yung Jin Yoon,Yimhyun Jo,Hyosung Choi,Gi-Hwan Kim,Dong Suk Kim,Jin Young Kim 한국고분자학회 2016 한국고분자학회 학술대회 연구논문 초록집 Vol.41 No.2

A Conversation-analytic Approach to Wh-questions in Written Discourse

Haeyeon Kim(김해연) 담화·인지언어학회 2006 담화와 인지 Vol.13 No.1

In recent years, there has been a great amount of research on the relationship between conversation, social action, and grammar. This research is an attempt which explores the possibility of applying a conversation-analytic approach to an analysis of conversations in written discourse. It attempts to characterize wh-questions in English through an analysis of the novel The Great Gatsby, as a type of written discourse. To achieve this goal, this study investigates distributional properties, sequential structures, and functions of wh-questions by examining the contexts where they occur. It explores distributional properties of wh-questions and wh-words, paying attention to sequential structures, particularly in terms of adjacency pairs in conversation analysis (Shegloff 1972, Sacks 1972/1992). In the present database, wh-questions form an adjacency pair with the frequency rate of 51.4%. This research explores functions of wh-questions in terms of the taxonomy proposed by Freed (1994). Analysis of the data shows that functions of wh-questions are classified into the following four major categories: (ⅰ) seeking information from the recipient, (ⅱ) signaling the speaker's attitudes, stance, etc., (ⅲ) functioning as repair initiators, and (ⅳ) perfonning social, ritual functions. Exploration of the properties of wh-questions in the present database shows a close relationship between grammatical forms and discourse functions, suggesting the need to investigate grammatical constructions in written discourse from an interactional point of view.

The Structure of the Intonation Unit and Verbal Affixes in Korean Conversation

Haeyeon Kim 담화·인지언어학회 1996 담화와 인지 Vol.2 No.-

Referential Choice for Third Persons in Korean Conversation

Haeyeon Kim 담화·인지언어학회 1997 담화와 인지 Vol.4 No.2

Cataphoric Pronominals in Korean Conversation

Haeyeon Kim 한국언어학회 2005 언어 Vol.30 No.4

The Form and Function of Questions in Korean Conversation

Haeyeon Kim 담화·인지언어학회 1999 담화와 인지 Vol.6 No.2

Functions of Single Full NP Turns with Rising Intonation in English Conversation

Haeyeon Kim(김해연) 담화·인지언어학회 2003 담화와 인지 Vol.10 No.1

In interactional linguistics, there has been much research that has dealt with the sequential structure of conversation as a way of characterizing an interactional nature of talk-in-interaction, This research attempts to explore functions of full noun phrase turns with a marked rising intonation (NPRIs) that function as single independent turn-constructional units (TCUs) in English conversation. It shows that single NPRI turns are most frequently used in the following sequential and interactional contexts: (ⅰ) wh-question-answer sequences, (ⅱ) repetitions in repair sequences, and (ⅲ) co-construction sequences. It also shows that NPRI turns perform the following functions: (ⅰ) negotiating between interactants in the delivery of information, (ⅱ) seeking confirmation from the addressee, (ⅲ) initiating repair, and (ⅳ) collaborative tum completion. In addition, NPRI turns perform the following minor functions or social actions in some other contexts: (ⅰ) vocatives as a way of offering something or getting attention from the addressee, and (ⅱ) revised questions as a way of seeking confirmation, and (ⅲ) try questions as a way of seeking confirmation or opinions from the addressee. Finally, this study of NPRI turns shows an interactive nature of conversation and grammar, suggesting the need to explore the interaction between conversation and grammar, which shapes of forms of grammar through negotiation between speaker and hearer.