무표지 ∅ 후부지명소에 대하여

On ∅(unmarkedness) Back Place-name Morpheme in Place-name of Yeongdong region

&nbsp;&nbsp;There are so many place-names that first distinctive elements differ from back place-name morphemes(BPM). Meaning expansion of such place-names has been a mistake in the preceding studies. This paper regard ？ as one of BPM and resolve this problem.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Place-names that don"t have first distinctive element don"t have original BPM. ？ plays a role of first distinctive element without BPM. Anytime in case of necessity ？ exchange for BPM. This is a clear evidence on reality of ？.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;？ place-name morpheme exist mostly in back position and by the principle of the least effort. ？ BPM has no its own meaning and take omitted BPM"s place. If synonymy didn"t appear, native speaker prefer ？ to BPM. Establishment of ？ BPM can represent all structures of place-name as [front part + back part] without exception. Also IC-analysis & diagram testify to usefulness of this papaer"s contention.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The existence of ？ establishes explanatory propriety in structure of place-name.