보조사 ‘-(이)라도’의 의미와 분포적 특성

A Study on the Meanings and the Properties of Distribution of Auxiliary Particle ‘(i)rado’

The aim of this study is to classify the meanings of auxiliary particle ‘(i)rado’ according to the substitution for ‘(i)na’ and ‘(i)nama’, and to show the properties of distribution of ‘(i)rado’ by examining preceding elements and modality of predicates which combine with ‘(i)rado’ on the basis of corpus. The criterion set to classify the meanings of ‘(i)rado’ is whether ‘(i)na’ and(or) ‘(i)nama’ can substitute for ‘(i)rado’ or not. ‘(i)na’ and ‘(i)nama’ are known as synonymous relation particles, but in some cases, they can substitute for ‘(i)rado’ and in other cases, they can’t. Therefore, the substitution can be a criterion to classify the meanings of ‘(i)rado’. Along with it, the properties of distribution of ‘(i)rado’ are examined. As a result, six meanings of ‘(i)rado’ are classified as ‘passive choice, degree, yield, to be fortunate, emphasis, not to choose particularly’. By examining the distribution of ‘(i)rado’ on the basis of corpus, ‘(i)rado’ is closely related with modality of predicates meaning to ‘obligation, hope, condition’ and the simile expressions.