종결기능 연결어미 ‘(으)ㄴ/는데’의 연구 - 한국어능력시험 듣기 텍스트를 중심으로

Abstract

This study set out to reset the meanings of ‘(eu)n/neunde’ which is a connective ending as a final ending in Korea, and analyze its meanings and uses in listening texts in Test of Proficiency in Korean based on them, thus proposing implications for plans for listening education in Korean. The study reset its meanings by analyzing previous studies and Korean dictionaries and grammar books and analyzed listening texts in Test of Proficiency in Korean. The results show that the most popular use was providing information or a background(58.2%), which was followed by expecting a response from the listener(22.2%), demanding for a certain explanation or answer(10.4%), muttering something to oneself(3.7%), expressing one's opinion in an indirect and euphemistic way(2.1%), having an objection to the other's opinion(3.1%), and stating a natural fact(0.3%) in the order. There was a need to divide ‘providing information or a background’ further into ‘providing information to explain a situation’, ‘providing information before a question’ and ‘providing information to present a topic’ rather than just ‘explaining a situation’. When it was used in expectation of a response from the listener, one would call the other's attention by saying his or her title or name clearly. It was used in the forms of ‘(eu)l geos gatda’ and ‘gess’to express one's estimation or in the form of ‘(eu)l kkahada’ to express one's intention in many cases. When it was used to demand for a certain explanation or answer, it was a situation of ‘making an inquiry or request’ in many cases. It was used to ask a question along with an interrogative, in the forms of ‘(eu)leo gada/oda’ and ‘(eu)lyeogo hada’ to express an object, in the form of ‘go sipda’ to express hope, or in the form of ‘eo/aseo’ to express a reason in many cases. When it was used to have an objection to the other's opinion and express one's opinion in an indirect and euphemistic way, there was a need to show differences in the degree of ‘refutation’ between them clearly. The present study checked the meanings of ‘(eu)n/neunde’ which is a connective ending as a final ending that is practically needed in the listening of Korean language learners, and provided its implications to make a contribution to specific teaching plans for it.