전남장언의 정도부사에 대한 연구 II

A Study of the Degree Adverbs in Jeonnam Dialect of Korean

The purpose of this research is to make a list of the degree adverbs in Jeonnam dialect of Korean, and to describe the function and semantic characteristics of them. To accomplish this, it was necessary to go over the examples of the 147 Jeonnam dialect adverbs, to compare with the standard Korean, and to consider forms and semantic variations of the adverbs. By doing these things first, it is possible to decide which adverbs are degree ones. The degree adverbs are classified as pure degree adverbs and quasi degree adverbs. The pure degree adverbs, unlike the quasi degree adverbs, have no real meaning and don's make derivatives. The gradation of the degree adverbs has been described without certain standard. This research examines it by making some proper standards. So the adverbs that presuppose comparing standards are graded 2, and those that don's have are graded 3. This research includes twelve linguistic maps showing regional distribution of the degree adverbs of Jeonnam dialect. Because there are few linguistic maps of the degree adverbs, these maps included here could have documental values.