선진시기 ‘也’의 기능 및 품사 再考

This study attempted to make an integrated search for the function of ‘也’ that appears at the middle and the end of sentences in the pre-Qin period. Early grammarians distinguished the middle of a sentence and the end of a sentence depending on the location of the advent of ‘也’ in the pre-Quin period, while they see that ‘也’ has separate function that appears in two locations as a word to make a sentence that indicates pause and emphasis at the middle of a sentence and judgment and assurance at the end of a sentence. However, as time passes, the viewpoint seeing the function of ‘也’ integrated emerged. For example, ‘也’ appearing both at the middle of a sentence and at the end of a sentence was viewed as a sign that emphasizes the constituent in front of ‘也’, such as focus or contrast, or a word of judgment. This study also has a point of view that integrating functions is useful in terms of the effectiveness of grammar if it is possible, regardless of the location of the appearance of ‘也’. However, it is doubtful whether the function of ‘也’ appearing at the end and middle of sentences can be regarded as judgment or emphasis. Therefore, this study reexamines the modal particle of judgment theory and modal particle of emphasis theory to examine their problems and reveal that ‘也’ in the pre-Qin period functions as a noun phrase post-position.