This article is on the criterion of the subcategorization on some conjunctive endings in contemporary Korean language. Especially this article focuses on the confrontation conjunctive endingsC -una, -jiman) and compromise conjunctive endings(-odo, -do...
This article is on the criterion of the subcategorization on some conjunctive endings in contemporary Korean language. Especially this article focuses on the confrontation conjunctive endingsC -una, -jiman) and compromise conjunctive endings(-odo, -dorado, -uljirado) that are similar to each other in there meaning. It has been said that compromise conjunctive endings have the meaning of 'denial of expectation'. It as also said that the meaning of 'denial of expectation' is the meaning of pragmatic confrontation conjunctive endings as well. This is repetitive description. Except for the 'denial of expectation', the only distinct criterion of subcategorization on the compromise endings is that they can be used in the situation of an assumption. But this meaning of 'certainty' is the aspectual meaning which cannot be the criterion of subcategorization on conjunctive endings. In the subcategorization of some conjunctive endings, the only useful criterion could be the meanings based on the relation of two conjuncts. To clear up this obscure situation, I propose to put the meaning category of compromise to the subcategory of confrontation. Actually, an ending has the two meanings according to circumstances. For example, the confrontation ending '-una' can be interpreted as compromise in some cases. It is the same to he other con-frontation or compromise endings.
Their common property is 'contrast', which is slightly different from 'noninterference, nonrestraint, reverse' according to the magnitude of awareness on divergence between preceding and following sentences or the direction of the awareness or the place of it. In the common property of 'contrast', the endings can be interpreted in prepositional in the case that the contrast between preceding and following sentences is superficial or in implicational in the case that the contrastis originated from the implication, the 'denial of expectation'.