국어 항진명제에 대한 의미 연구 = A Study on the meaning of Korean tautology

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aims to analyse Korean equative tautology. The interpretation of tautology has been discussed through two approaches. One is the Gricean's perspective, which analyses tautology as a conversational implicature (radical pragmaticist's position). Wierzbicka's radical semantic position, which states that tautology is dependent upon certain language-specific syntactic constructions (radical semanticist's position). This study applies Wierzbicka's view and methodology to Korean tautologies. Because Wierzbicka's semantic representation with Natural Semantic Metalanguage offers an efficient method to specify the meaning of Korean tautology. As a result, Korean nominal tautologies can describe the following: 1) recognition and negation of generalization; 2) resignation of human nature; 3) acceptance of reality; 4) recognition of irreducible difference; 5) recognition of indifference; 6) limitations of objects; 7) irreversible state of affairs; and 8) emphasis. Scrutinizing Korean tautology, this paper explicates the language- and culture-specific of Korean and hopefully can contribute in the understanding and education of Korean as a foreign language.

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