국어의 정도성 구현 양상에 대한 연구

A Study on the Aspect of Degree in Korean Language

The purpose of this study is to define the properties of degree as the semantic feature, and to systematize the aspect of degree in lexical items of Korean. The properties of degree as the semantic feature are explained through the distinctiveness, the multivalence, the relative concept, the conditional norm and the comparative norm of the decision of degree, and the grading of degree scales. The aspect of degree in degree words can be classified as follows. A Noun a. [B[+dgr]]N b. [Bl[+dgr] + B2]N c. [pfx + B[+dgr]]N d. [B[±dgr] + sfx[+dgr]]N B. Adjective a. [B[+dgr]]A b. [b[+dgr] + sfx]A c. [B[±dgr] + sfx[+dgr]]A d. [[B[+dgr] + sfx[+ints]]R + sfx]A e. [[pfx[+ints]] + [B[+dgr] + sfx[+ints]]]A f. [B[+dgr] + [phon alt[+ints]]A g. [[Bi[+dgr] + Bi[+dgr]][+ints]]R + sfx]]A C. Verb a. [[B[+dgr]]N + sfx]V b. [[B[+dgr]]A + sfx]V D. Adverb and Adnominal a. [[B[+dgr]]A+ sfx]ADV b. [[B[+dgr]]A + sfx]ADN (*B : Base, pfx : prefix, sfx : suffix, dgr : degree, ints : intensifying, phon alt : phonological alternation) The classification as above is useful to understanding of the morphological, lexical properties and the word formation principles of degree words.