The Signification and Semantic Structure of the Korean Body Part Term ‘Kwi (Ear)’

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Concentric-Studies in Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI:10.17002/sil..69.202310.99

Sang-Tae Kim

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Abstract

This study aims to explore the semantic function and structure of the Korean word ‘ear’ as documented in the 〈Standard Korean Dictionary〉. For this purpose, this research investigates how the meaning of ‘ear’ evolves through semantic processes, with a particular emphasis on denotation and connotation, influenced by social and cultural factors. Additionally, this study delves into the semantic function of idiomatic expressions, revealing that their meanings go beyond the sum of their constituent parts. This involves exploring various meanings of components that create new sign content in both object and metalanguage. This study also examines the semantic structure of the Korean word ‘ear’, highlighting the role of metaphor and its synchronization with the primary meaning. The semantic structures of idiomatic expressions combine metaphor and metonymy, resulting in third meanings when components merge. These combinations create conceptual metaphors based on relationships within the semantic web of narrative expression. While the study centers on ‘ear’, it suggests that similar investigations of other body part terms words could offer valuable insights into the Korean, leaving this as a potential focus for future research.

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朝鲜语身体部分词“耳”的意义与语义结构

本研究旨在探讨《标准韩文词典》中“耳”一词的语义功能和结构。为此，本研究探讨了“耳朵”的意义是如何通过语义过程演变的，特别强调了外延和内涵，受社会和文化因素的影响。此外，本研究还深入探讨了习语的语义功能，揭示了习语的意义不仅仅是其组成部分的总和。这包括探索在对象和元语言中创建新符号内容的组件的各种含义。本研究还考察了韩语单词“耳朵”的语义结构，强调了隐喻的作用及其与主要意义的同步。习语的语义结构将隐喻和转喻结合在一起，当成分合并时产生第三种意思。这些组合创造了基于叙事表达语义网内关系的概念隐喻。虽然这项研究以“耳朵”为中心，但它表明，对其他身体部位术语的类似调查可以为韩国人提供有价值的见解，使其成为未来研究的潜在焦点。

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期刊介绍： Concentric: Studies in Linguistics is a refereed, biannual journal, publishing research articles on all aspects of linguistic studies on the languages in the Asia-Pacific region. Review articles and book reviews with solid argumentation are also considered. The journal is indexed in Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Modern Language Association (MLA) Directory of Periodicals, MLA International Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), EBSCOhost, Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC), Airiti Library (AL), Taiwan Citation Index-Humanities and Social Sciences, and Taiwan Humanities Citation Index(THCI)-Level 1. First published in 1964 under the title,The Concentric, the journal aimed to promote academic research in the fields of linguistics and English literature, and to provide an avenue for researchers to share results of their investigations with other researchers and practitioners. Later in 1976, the journal was renamed as Studies in English Literature and Linguistics, and in 2001 was further renamed as Concentric: Studies in English Literature and Linguistics. As the quantity of research in the fields of theoretical linguistics, applied linguistics, and English literature has increased greatly in recent years, the journal has evolved into two publications. Beginning in 2004, these two journals have been published under the titles Concentric: Studies in Linguistics and Concentric: Literary and Cultural Studies respectively.