In this paper, the characteristics of differences between the postpositional particles used in place of a subject, i/ka and eun/neun, are discussed. Although i/ka has been traditionally categorized as a subjective postposition, there have been many researches about the identity of this postpositio...
In this paper, the characteristics of differences between the postpositional particles used in place of a subject, i/ka and eun/neun, are discussed. Although i/ka has been traditionally categorized as a subjective postposition, there have been many researches about the identity of this postpositional particle, since subjective case is expressed without such particle, and eun/neun is also sometimes used. Eun/neun is known to represent a topic or the contrast when used in the place of subject. However, many preceding researches could not clearly explain the function of the two postpositions. In this research, the fact that each of the two postpositions possess different premise is explained. i/ka, in which a predicate is fixed in speaker’s cognition, selects a sister of a subject. On the other hand, eun/neun, in which a subject is fixed in speaker’s cognition, selects s sister of a predicate. Such basic premise is a main factor that enables i/ka to function as a subjective postposition and eun/neun to express the topic. In addition, because of such premise, i/ka intentionally means ‘selective designation’, and eun/neun contrast conditional on the flow of sentence. In the case of subjective clause, i/ka is used when a predicate is fixed, and eun/neun is used when a subject is fixed. Hence, when a postposition i/ka is used in the place of subject, the status of a given subject depends on a predicate. For eun/neun, the status of a given predicate depends on a subject.
In this paper, the characteristics of differences between the postpositional particles used in place of a subject, i/ka and eun/neun, are discussed. Although i/ka has been traditionally categorized as a subjective postposition, there have been many researches about the identity of this postpositional particle, since subjective case is expressed without such particle, and eun/neun is also sometimes used. Eun/neun is known to represent a topic or the contrast when used in the place of subject. However, many preceding researches could not clearly explain the function of the two postpositions. In this research, the fact that each of the two postpositions possess different premise is explained. i/ka, in which a predicate is fixed in speaker’s cognition, selects a sister of a subject. On the other hand, eun/neun, in which a subject is fixed in speaker’s cognition, selects s sister of a predicate. Such basic premise is a main factor that enables i/ka to function as a subjective postposition and eun/neun to express the topic. In addition, because of such premise, i/ka intentionally means ‘selective designation’, and eun/neun contrast conditional on the flow of sentence. In the case of subjective clause, i/ka is used when a predicate is fixed, and eun/neun is used when a subject is fixed. Hence, when a postposition i/ka is used in the place of subject, the status of a given subject depends on a predicate. For eun/neun, the status of a given predicate depends on a subject.
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