‘주다’ 동사의 특징과 ‘주다’ 구문의1 통사

Some Features of the Verb Cwu- and the Syntax of the Cwu- Construction

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the features of the verb cwu- and the syntax of the cwu- construction. The verb cwu- appearing in the [-e cwu-] construction has been analyzed in various ways, for instance, as a functional head and as an auxiliary. However, we found that the verb cwu- in such a construction has lexical properties and there exist the cwu- constructions which behave the same as serial verb constructions in Korean. Focusing on the lexical features of the verb cwu-, we propose to classify cwu- into two types: a lexical verb and an auxiliary. Furthermore, we examine the characteristics of the syntax of serial verb constructions and auxiliary verb constructions in Korean and argue that the lexical cwu- forms a serial verb construction, and the auxiliary cwu- forms an auxiliary construction respectively. This paper provides a more economical way of explaining the cwu- construction by merging it into two constructions that already existed. Furthermore, by re-establishing the syntax and semantics of serial verb constructions and auxiliary constructions, we also provide an integrated discussion on Korean multi verb constructions.