N2의 의미변화와 사이시옷의 상관관계 = A Study on Relation of Saisios according to the Meaning Change of N2

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Shin Hee-sam. 2003. A Study on Relation of Saisios according to the Meaning Change of N2. Korean Semantics, 12. The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the saisios phenomenon from the aspect of semantics. This study regards the meaning change of N2, core of compound noun, as an important cause of the interposition of saisios. It is necessary to notice the meaning change from the interrelation of N1 and N2 which is the subject of compound, in that compound words express new conception using existing words. To solve this problem, this study divides compound nouns into two groups. In the first group, N2 is not meaningly affected by N1. On the contrary, in the second group, N2 is meaningly affected by N1. saisios interposes when N2 undergoes a meaning change by N1. The meaning change of N2 by N1 means that N1 and N2 have an organic relation. Therefore saisios is a sign of this organic relation. In other words, saisios of compound nouns plays the role of sign which shows that there is a close and organic relation between N1 and N2 when N2 gets a meaning change by N1. Conclusively, saisios is an inevitable phenomenon coming from the meaning change of N2 when a compound noun is formed.