신문 텍스트에 나타난 한국어 헤지 표현의 사용 양상 연구

A Study on the Aspects of Using Korean Hedging Expressions from Newspaper Text

The purpose of this study is to conceptualize Korean hedging expressions from newspaper editorials and suggest strategies for teaching Korean hedging expressions to academic Korean learners. Since newspaper articles are written in a logical manner, they are widely used for reading and writing education. However, there are not a lot of studies that focus on newspaper editorials in Korean language education research. Yet, analyzing characteristics of a genre, such as the structure of a text and its style, should be studied. Therefore, in this study, we emphasize the use of hedging expressions, which reveal genre-specific features of newspaper editorials. We focus on hedges, which are expressions that speakers or writers use to soften the impact of their claims. First, we investigate the frequency of how often Korean hedging expressions are used in newspaper editorials. Then, we classify a list of Korean hedging expressions based on the degree of judgment. After that, we propose the usage of Korean hedging expressions through examples. In conclusion, we suggest a list of Korean hedging expressions with examples that can be applied in Korean language education for Korean learners.