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KCI등재 학술저널

Hearer-Addressed or Not, That’s the Question

Hearer-Addressed or Not, That’s the Question

DOI : 10.14342/smog.2022.116.95
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This paper first observes the sharp semantic difference between the -ta ending sentences and the -e/a ending sentences in Korean. Based on the observation that the -ta ending sentences are statement delivered through declaratives while the -e/a ending sentences are directly addressed to the hearer, regardless of their sentence types, this study argues that -e/a is not an imperative sentence ending but a direct address marker, which has not hitherto been recognized in Korean linguistics. This paper clearly shows that any sentence directly addressed to the hearer ends with the -e/a ending, no matter whether it is a declarative, interrogative, or imperative form. It further develops this observation and shows that -e/a is a direct address marker, -la an indirect address marker, and the complex form [-e/a la] a combination of direct and indirect addressing, which induces pragmatic effect of attenuating the directness of -e/a.

1. Introduction

2. Hearer-Addressed vs. Non-Hearer-Addressed Sentences

3. Constructions Directly Addressed

4. Imperative Interpretation in Korean

5. Indirect Address Marker -la and the Complex Form [-e/a la]

6. Summary and Implication

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