카카오톡 메신저의 소통 양상과 사회언어학적 특성

Abstract

As the importance of conversation is receiving attention, the way and aspect of conversation is also being taken notice of. There are various kind of conversation nowadays since the media is advanced. However, like good packaging is also important as much as the contents, the form of conversation is important for true conversation. In this paper, the aspect of conversation and sociolinguistic characteristic aiming ‘Kakao-talk’ is being examined. And basing on this the positive and negative effects by ‘Kakao-talk’ is looked at. Hoping that ‘Kakao-talk’ becomes positive material for conversation, the summary of discussion will replace conclusion. Firstly, the used aspect of ‘Kakao-talk’ conversation can be divided into the lingual aspect and nonverbal aspect. In the lingual aspect, it uses noun expression which is based on ellipsis. On the other way, final consonant is frequently used based on addition. In nonverbal aspect, the emotional expression through emoticons and symbolic usage of letters stand out. Secondly, the sociolinguistic function of ‘Kakao-talk’ conversation is examined. ‘Kakao-talk’ conversation attend in maintaining psychological distance between speaker and listener. Maintaining reasonable distance between speaker and listener can prevent the emotional damage, therefore minimizing conflict causation. Also there is amusing language coinage. Abbreviation, consonant and neologism and make conversation participants share interesting vocabulary. It can also activate emotional expression. Through emoticons and various symbols, speaker can express one’s emotion in detail. Lastly, there is self image creation function. Through emoticons and symbols one can embody ideal image and propose it to the society, and get vicarious satisfaction. Thirdly, the effect of ‘Kakao-talk’ conversation can be divided into positive and negative aspect. The positive aspect of ‘Kakao-talk’ is effective conversation can be guaranteed without limits, reinforcement of utterance meaning by visualization of information, and positive personal relationship can be built through smooth conversation. On the other hand, the negative affect of ‘Kakao-talk’ is unilateral conversation which does not consider listener, meaningless conversation, and overusing expression which is against a norm of written and spoken language.