Contrasting the Classical Japanese and Modern Korean aspectual forms that originated from existential verbs, this paper argues that there is a parallel relationship between the two languages in that both have intentionality as a factor in the choice of aspectual form. First, referring to An and Fukushima (2005) and Kim, Kyung-ae (2006), we confirm the similarity between Classical Japanese and Modern Korean as well as the difference between -ko iss- and -e iss- in Modern Korean. We go on to reveal that there are commonalities in the uses of aspectual forms in Classical Japanese and Modern Korean. One of the similarities between the two languages is that a factor in the choice of aspectual form is whether or not the relevant action or state is maintained by the subject, though the use of the two forms in Korean is not restricted by animacy or genericity. We suggest that the restrictions on animacy and genericity observed in Classical Japanese reflect the semantic difference between the existential verbs iru and aru.
한국일본언어문화학회 [Japanese Language & Culture Association of Korea]
설립연도
2001
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 일본어학 및 일본문학은 물론, 일본의 정치, 경제, 문화, 사회 등의 일본학 전반에 걸친 연구 및 일본의 언어, 문화를 매체로 한 한국과의 비교 연구를 대상으로 하고 있다. 본 학회는 회원들에게 연구 발표 및 정보 교환의 기회를 부여하고 나아가 한국에서의 바람직한 일본 연구 자세를 확립하는 것을 주된 목표로 하고 있다.