This study focuses on pragmatic functions of intonation and examines the aspects of the use of intonation according to the attitudes of speakers, targeting both the group of Koreans and that of foreign learners.
This study consists of five chapters a...
This study focuses on pragmatic functions of intonation and examines the aspects of the use of intonation according to the attitudes of speakers, targeting both the group of Koreans and that of foreign learners.
This study consists of five chapters as follows. In Chapter Ⅰ, the purpose and necessity of the study are described, and by considering a preceding research related to intonation, this thesis verifies the necessity of studies on both grammatical and pragmatic functions, suggesting two subjects for study. The subject for study 1 is an anlysis of the differences of the use of intonation between the group of Koreans and that of advanced learners according to the attitudes of speakers. The subject for study 2 is an anlysis about the possibility of recognizing the different attitudes of speakers that depend on their intonation and of showing any distinctions between the two groups.
In Chapter Ⅱ, theoretical backgrounds are introduced. The functions of intonation, the types of Korean accents, and discussions on the meaning of the ending “-neunde” are examined, and finally the intonation and semantic functions of “-neunde” at the end of a sentence are also reviewed in this chapter. “-neunde” at the end of a sentence falls roughly into two semantic functional categories. When it performs simply a function of ending sentences related to the moods such as admiration and interrogation, along with an unmarked intonation, it is categorized into the function of grammatical meaning. Also, when the ending “-neunde” performs a function of ending sentences with connective endings or a marked intonation due to the omission of following clauses, it is categorized into the function of pragmatic meaning. With this classification, this thesis suggests a total of seven specific semantic functions. There are three functions of grammatical meaning such as “making a statement,” “asking questions,” and “admiring.” Also, the four functions of pragmatic meaning include “making a request,” “refusing,” “making an objection,” and “admiring for unexpected facts.” In Chapter Ⅲ, experiment participants, study objects, data collection methods, research processes, and data analysis methods are described. In Chapter Ⅳ, a comparative analysis on the aspects of the use of intonation of “-neunde” at the end of a sentence between the group of Koreans and that of Korean learners is carried out based on the results of production and recognition tests.
In Chapter Ⅴ, a comprehensive analysis of the research results is conducted, and the outcomes are suggested as follows. First of all, as a result of a production test, learners used L% more frequently than other accents in all the situations set for the production of grammatical and pragmatic functions. Second, in the situations of “making a request,” “refusing,” and “conflicting,” most Koreans prefered marked accents like L%-, LH%, and LHL%, while Korean learners gave preference to the unmarked accents such as L% and H%. Third, according to the comprehensive analysis, the learners failed to understand the fact that H% expresses an admiration close in meaning to surprise. In addition, the production of the accent HL%- was seldom made among those learners. The results of a recognition test are as follows. First, the learners failed to recognize the indirect attitudes of speakers realized through intonation. Second, the learners were not able to recognize the direct conflict will of speakers realized as H%.
The meanings of this study are as in the following. First, this study confines the object only to “-neunde” among diverse endings at the end of a sentence, thereby making it possible to examine the aspects of the use of intonation according to the semantic functions in a more specific way. Second, contrary to the existing studies that have examined only the grammatical functions of intonation even though connective endings at the end of a sentence perform diverse semantic functions according to their accents, this study considers the pragmatic fuctions as well. Also, through the results that learners fail to use various accents in spoken discourses, the necessity of teaching the pragmatic functions of intonation can be suggested. Third, the fact that even advanced learners cannot recognize the “indirectness” for saving face of the audience, which is one of the semantic functions realized through intonation, shows that improper use of intonation can arouse misunderstandings in a face-to-face conversation. According to the results of this study, the problems of the Korean education focused on the linguistic elements can be brought up.
본 연구는 억양의 화용적 기능에 초점을 맞추고 한국인 집단과 외국인 학습자 집단을 대상으로 화자의 태도에 따른 억양 사용 양상을 살펴본 연구이다.
본 연구의 구성은 다음과 같다. Ⅰ...
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