A Comparative Cognitive-Semantic Analysis of Spatial Postpositions in Korean and Japanese
A Comparative Cognitive-Semantic Analysis of Spatial Postpositions in Korean and Japanese
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韩日空间后置词的认知语义比较分析
DOI：
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199248582.001.0001
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发表时间：
2006
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K. Kabata
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Jeong;K. Kabata
韩语和日语在空间后置词与各种空间关系（从夺格到方格再到与格）的关联方面表现出显着的相似性。本文旨在探讨两种语言空间后置词语义分布的相似性是否表明它们在空间概念分布上的兼容性。为了回答这个问题，我们研究了两种语言中空间后置词分布的语义重叠程度。根据母语人士判断测试的数据，我们比较两个相邻后置词之间的语义边界，并确定哪些语义因素造成了差异。研究结果表明，各种语义因素，如动词类型、位置NP的大小、运动方向等，都不同程度地影响空间后置词的选择。还表明韩语在语义上比日语更敏感，这表明两个助词之间的重叠较少。空间后置词之间复杂的相互作用反映了人类分类的灵活性和弹性。
Korean and Japanese present remarkable similarities in the way spatial postpositions are associated with various spatial relations from ablative to locative to allative. This paper aims to explore whether the similarity in the semantic distribution of spatial postpositions in the two languages suggests their compatibility in the conceptual distribution of space. To answer this question, we investigate the extent of semantic overlaps in the distribution of spatial postpositions in the two languages. Based on the data from native speakers' judgment tests, we compare the semantic boundaries between two neighboring postpositions, and determine what semantic factors contribute to the differences. Findings from this study indicate that various semantic factors, such as verb types, the size of the location NP, and the direction of movement, influence the choice of spatial postpositions to differing degrees. It is also suggested that Korean is more semantically sensitive than Japanese, showing less overlap between the two particles. The complex interactions between spatial postpositions reflect the flexibility and elasticity of human categorization.