국어의 이름마디 연구사

Abstract

This study aims to examine the history of research on Korean noun clauses by classifying them into diachronic and synchronic approaches. The contents are summarized as follows.:. First, in diachronic studies, the evolution of "-um" shows that it functioned as a nominal suffix earlier than "-ki." However, by the 16th century and into the 17th century, "-ki" also began to function equivalently as a nominal suffix alongside "-um." Research on this topic has primarily focused on identifying the causes of this evolution rather than simply describing the patterns of change. In particular, discussions surrounding the disappearance of "-o-" appear to be closely related to the transformation of the noun clause system. Regarding the evolution of "-ki," studies have mainly focused on its distribution and productivity, including when it emerged, the reasons for its development, the period when it began to function as a nominal suffix, and when it became widely used. Some researchers argue that in the 15th century, "-ki" had the characteristics of an affix rather than a nominal suffix. However, from the 16th century onward, it began to function as a nominal suffix, with its activation as a nominalizer becoming evident after the 17th century. Research on the transformation of the "noun clause system" has primarily discussed the process through which various nominal suffixes contributed to its formation. Next, in synchronic studies, discussions on the "scope of noun clauses" have included both traditional views and more recent research suggesting a broader scope. The traditional perspective limited the scope of noun clauses to those formed by "-um" and "-ki." However, recent discussions have expanded the scope to include forms such as "n/l geot" and constructions like "-neunya," "-neunji," and "-neunga." Regarding "syntactic characteristics," there have been extensive discussions from Middle Korean to Modern Korean, focusing on restrictions on predicates in higher clauses, distributional constraints of nominal suffixes, and grammatical restrictions. As for the semantic features of "-um" and "-ki," most studies have argued that the semantic attributes of these suffixes depend on the semantic properties of the predicates in higher clauses. This perspective explains the differences in distribution and productivity between "-um" and "-ki."