「분노(怒)」 표현의 단계와 정도성에 관한 고찰-한·일 양국어의 신체어휘 관용구를 중심으로-

Abstract

This paper compared and investigated the differences in the stage and severity of anger expression among human sentiments between Korean and Japanese languages, focusing on body-related idioms. For this study, the examples were extracted from Korean and Japanese modern novels. Then they were classified into three stages: the 1st stage is physiological experience of anger (inner psychological state); the 2nd stage is expression of anger (anger is expressed outside); the 3rd stage is explosion of anger (anger is turned to an action or behavior). Then, this study classified and compared the scale of anger implied by each anger expression by stage: high, intermediate, and low. In terms of physiological experience of anger, it was found that Korean language has very diverse vocabulary of words and expressions related to five internal organs, and they cannot be matched directly to Japanese expressions. Unique sentiments of Koreans are expressed in a unique way that can be expressed in Korean only, which shows the difference from Japanese. In expressing anger, the Korean vocabulary related to eyes has very aggressive and fierce expressions by using the media of arms, fire, and poison. In exploding severe anger, both languages are similar in terms of the process by which uncontrollable anger develops into action. However, idioms such as ‘가슴을 치다’ (meaning beating one’s own chest) and ‘발등을 찍다’ (meaning chopping one’s own top of the foot (with an axe, etc. by mistake)) are tougher expressions and show more risk of injury than the Japanese language. In sum, Korean idioms express a larger scale of anger in general, are more intense, and have many expressions that imply even aggressiveness with fierce sentiments more than Japanese.