The lexico-semantic structure and generative mechanism in the Korean inchoative verbs

This paper aims to explain the lexico-semantic structure of the Korean inchoative verbs and their generative mechanism by means of the Generative Lexicon approach. This paper uses the extended concepts and formalisms of the Generative Lexicon Theory (Pustejovsky, 1995 2000), specially, Pustejovskys (2000) opposition structure. lnchoatíve verbs mean the change-of-state and they also belong to achievements in terms of Vendlers (1967) aspectual classes. This study proposes that the Korean inchoatives can be classified into three groups, the gradable, the semi-gradable and the ungradable one, considering their aspectul interpretation, semantic properties of their arguments and their opposition structures reflected in their event structures. The gradable inchoatives denote the gradual change related to some scale. Thus, they have a dimensional noun (i.e. height, width, or temperature) as their theme argument and polar property of their opposition structure. The semi-gradable inchoatives express the change related to a certain scale but restricted to a culmination point. So they have an event argument and both binary and polar property of their opposition structure. On the other hand, the ungradable inchoatives are typical achievements and mean the change with culminating point. Therefore, ungradable inchoatives have the typically affected theme argument and the binary property of their opposition structure. In addition, it suggests that gradable and semi-gradable inchoatives show the generativity of the lexicon by the type coercion. The typology and the lexico-semantic structures of the Korean inchoatives in this paper are just a starting point of further studies of the comprehensive classification of other change-of-state verbs.이 논문은 한국학술진흥재단의 지원에 의하여 연구되었음을 밝혀둔다(KRF-2002-074-AM1534)

The Lexical-semantic structure of derived predicates : with reference to causativizsation and passivization

학위논문(박사)--서울대학교 대학원 :언어학과 언어학전공,2001.Docto

A Study on the Event Structures of Motion/Consumption/Creation Verbs: with Reference to the Generative Lexicon Theory

Since Vendler (1967), the verbal aspect has been one of the most important issues in the Lexical Semantics. In particular, the differentiation between activity verbs and accomplishment ones is the very tough problem for many lexical semanticists. Motion verbs like push (Eng.) or mil-ta (Kor.) are obvious activities and creation verbs like build (Eng.) or cis-ta (Kor.) behave as clear accomplishment, while consumption verbs like eat (Eng.) or mek-ta (Kor.) express activities or accomplishment. Therefore, this paper aims to suggest the Event Structure of motion/consumption/creation verbs based on the Generative Lexicon Theory by Pustejovky (1995, 2000a, 2000b). As for the argument structure, three kinds of verbs are different from one another in terms of incrementality, quantization, and lexical closure as follws: This paper also analyzes the internal event structures of these three type verbs considering the causation and the event persistent structure with the opposition structure. Motion verbs do not belong to the causation because their themes are not affected. They, however, have the transitivity and their event structures are complex. Consumption verbs also denote complex events and the causation because their themes are incremental and affected. On the other hand, creation verbs also express the complex events, but their themes are not affected. So the complexity of the event is determined by means of the transitivity. But, the events related to these three types of verbs imply the change and the more minute examination is required. Thus, I investigate their internal event structures using the event persistence structure (EPS) and the event overlapping. Motion verbs belongs to the persistent function, while consumption verbs and creation verbs mean the gate function. The latter ones are different in terms of the changing aspect. Consumption verbs means the change related to the polar property, but creation verbs express the change with the binary property. In addition, motion verbs have the overlapped complex events, and consumption verbs express the partially overlapped ones. On the contrary, the event structures of creation verbs are strictly ordered, and creation verbs are the typical accomplishment verbs

`아무`의 의미에 대한 연구

학위논문(석사)--서울대학교 대학원 :언어학과 언어학전공,1995.Maste

Relation of smoking and periodontal status among 30s-50s Adults in Metropolitan Area

Objectives: Smoking is well known risk factor of various disease and cause of periodontal disease. So the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between smoking and periodontal status. Methods: This study conducted a survey for the 15 1 adults aged 30 to 59 from Oct. 1,2006 to Mar. 30,2007 and the 1st examination through a clinical periodontal index and a radiograph to analyze the periodontal status in smoking status. For the inspection of periodontal status, t-test and one-way analysis of variance was conducted. Results: In terms of the number of quadrants possessing periodontal pocket, the groups of smokers(3.34) and former smokers(3.38) were higher than the non-smokers group(2.72) and the amount of loss for interproximal bone was noticeably more abundant in the groups of smokers(67.23) and former smokers(81.97) than in the non-smoker group(49.44). There were no differences in smoking characteristics between the smoking terms, but there were statistically significant differences in the amount of smoking between the group who smoked less than 20 cigarettes(56.24) and that smoked more than 21 cigarettes(97.45) and the group who smoked less than 10 cigarettes(49.44) while drinking alcohol and that smoked more than 11 cigarettes(87.56) while drinking. Conclusions: Smoking is not related to 0' Leary Plaque Index, Loe & Silness index and number of missing teeth; however, it has been found that the impact of smoking was conspicuous in the improvement effects of periodontal status as well as the number of quadrants possessing periodontal pocket, amount of loss for interproximal bone