‘全然(zenzen)’と‘전혀(cheonhyeo)’を中心に-

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to contrast and analyze 「zenzen」 and 「cheonhyeo」, the adverbs of Japanese and Korean languages. Comparing the use of 「zenzen」 and 「cheonhyeo」 in the 「literary styles」 and 「colloquial styles」 of BCCWJ and malmungchi, 58.9% of 「zenzen」 was used in 「colloquial styles」. As only 11.0％ of 「cheonhyeo」 was used in colloquial styles, it was concluded that 「zenzen」 is colloquial and 「cheonhyeo」 is literary. In other words, even when literal translation is possible, there could be a difference in the writing style. Also, the parts of speech of predicates in the form of negation or affirmation were sequence of verbs, nouns, and adjectives. Considering the form of expression of correspondence, the predicates that correspond with 「zenzen」 showed 610 (74.6%) examples in negation and 208 (25.4%) examples in affirmation, while those that correspond with 「cheonhyeo」 showed 506 (73.1％) examples in negation and 187 (26.9％) examples in affirmation. Therefore, the two adverbs were very similar. Considering the types of predicates that correspond with 「zenzen」 and 「cheonhyeo」, the predicates that are most often used with 「zenzen」 are in the form of 「NOUN+nai」, followed by 「chigau」, 「wakaranai」, 「NOUN+shinai」, and 「shiranai)」. The predicates that are most often used with 「cheonhyeo」 are in the form of 「NOUN+ouptta」, followed by 「haji anta」, 「taruda」, 「moruda」, and 「NOUN+toeji anta」, showing that the order of correspondence was also similar. In sum, it was concluded that 「zenzen」 and 「cheonhyeo」 have similar semantic use and are commonly more corresponded with negation rather than affirmation. Also, the tendency of predicates that correspond with negation is also similar, considering the order of predicates that correspond.