Discourse functions of Korean ‘yes’ words

IF 0.4 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Korean Linguistics Pub Date : 2022-03-28 DOI:10.1075/kl.00013.pyu

D. Pyun, Kyung-Eun Yoon

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This study examines discourse functions of Korean ‘yes’ words from an interactional perspective based on naturally-occurring conversation data. Tokens of yey, ney, ey, ung, um, and e in Korean are widely recognized as affirmative responses. A close examination of these tokens, however, reveals wide-ranging interactional functions through which speakers express active engagement, share information, negotiate meaning, and maintain discourse coherence. The present study identifies a total of fifteen discourse-pragmatic functions of Korean ‘yes’ words: (1) affirmative answer, (2) confirmation, (3) acceptance, (4) agreement, (5) answer to summons, (6) acknowledgement, (7) change-of-state, (8) change-of-activity, (9) response solicitation, (10) reinforcement, (11) other initiation of repair, (12) closing of phone call, (13) continuer, (14) proposal to discontinue the on-going action for the sake of a larger course of action, and (15) arguably hesitation marker. This study demonstrates that the interactional approach enables the discovery of varied discourse functions of a type of linguistic items, which may not be readily available in dictionaries or grammar reference guides.

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韩国语“是”词的话语功能

本研究基于自然发生的会话数据，从互动的角度考察了韩语“是”词的话语功能。朝鲜语中yey、ney、ey、ung、um和e的标记被广泛认为是肯定的回应。然而，对这些表征的仔细研究揭示了说话者表达积极参与、分享信息、协商意义和保持话语连贯性的广泛互动功能。本研究共确定了韩语“是”词的15种话语语用功能：（1）肯定回答，（2）确认，（3）接受，（4）同意，（5）对传票的回答，（6）承认，（7）状态的改变，（8）活动的改变，（13）继续，（14）为了更大的行动方案而停止正在进行的行动的建议，以及（15）可以说是犹豫标记。这项研究表明，互动方法能够发现一类语言项目的各种话语功能，而这些功能在词典或语法参考指南中可能并不容易获得。

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Korean Linguistics

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