Kyung-Hee Jang
Hanyang University · Arts and Humanities
About the Lab
Professor Kyung-Hee Jang's research lab specializes in Korean sociolinguistics, focusing on the structure, function, and sociopragmatic use of spoken language. Key research directions include the classification and pragmatic functions of Korean referring expressions, directive speech acts, and the sociolinguistic features of backchanneling in spoken interaction. The lab also investigates lexical diversity and language development in educational contexts, particularly among adolescent learners, using quantitative metrics such as NDW, TNW, and TTR. Additionally, the lab explores the historical evolution and contemporary use of Korean abusive language, emphasizing their social and cultural functions across generations.
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15In this study, I examined the characteristics and nature of Korean abuses as well as types. The number of Korean abuses is too hard to calculate because they are produced by regular production. They are composed of simple words, compound words, or abusive expressions in modified and conjunctive structures. In Korean there are two types of abusive words, one with features of lower property and the other with features of negative value. I have assumed that most of words with lower property feature
This paper presents the types and the performative ways of Korean directive illocutionary acts. At first, I have observed that there are various expressions and ways to perform Korean directive acts. I have considered Korean directive types in terms of decision procedures of speaker's directive intention. In the result, the directive types can be classified into directives with speaker's view, directives with hearer's view, and directives with neutral ground. Depending on this types, I have char
Chang Kyung-Hee, 2004, Types and Functions of Korean Referring Expressions. Korean Semantics, 15. This study is an attempt to classify referring expressions in Korean and to scrutinize their referential functions. First, referring expressions in Korean may be classified into three major categories: proper nouns, demonstratives, and common noun expressions comprising definite descriptions. Common noun expressions may be further classified based on the definiteness of their pre-head modifiers. Sec
This study aims to explore current trends in korean spoken language research and offer promising prospects. The study examined the characteristics of spoken language-related studies, particularly in terms of research method, such as data collection procedure, and data analysis. Several approaches to spoken language in korean were explored: literay grammar-based approaches, context-dependent approaches, approaches to establish spoken langauge grammar, corpus linguistic approaches and interdiscipl
This study aims to analyze The Number of Different Words(NDW), Total Number of Words(TNW), and Type- Token Ratio(TTR) of Korean middle school students and high school students. NDW is meaning numerical value measuring the number of different words occurred in the same number of utterance. TNW is measured through calculating the total number of words occurred in the same number of utterance. TTR means the proportion of different words to the total words. Through those analyses, I found out the fa
This study aims to find out if backchannel practice of Korean has any significant characteristics in variables of age and gender. Following is the results of this study. First, depending on the frequency of backchannel practice, any significant differences were not discovered in age group. However, there were some differences in gender group. Women were disposed to perform backchannel more often than men. Second, the preceding speaker's utterance length where we prefer to perform backchannel was
Chang Kyung-Hee & Kwon, Woo-Jin & Kim, Soon-Ja & Kim, Jung-Sun & Kim, Tae-Kyung & Lee, Phil-Young & Jeon, Eun-Jin. 2006. A Study on the Requirements for Evaluation of Speaking Competence Using Questionnaire Survey. Speaking competence is one of key elements of communication in language, but speaking activities and speaking performance evaluations of native speakers of Korean have not been carried out properly thus far. In this study, we investigated public demands for speaking competence evaluat
이 연구의 목적은 의사소통 의도가 언어로 표현되는 시기인 12개월부터 35개월까지의 아동을 대상으로 하여 화행 수행 능력 발달 단계를 살펴보는 데 있다. 이를 위해 상호작용 능력의 형성과 발달, 화행 수행 능력의 발달을 각각 혼잣말, 요구화행, 응대화행, 화행별 유형에 대한 빈도 조사를 실시하였다. 연구 결과를 정리하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 혼잣말은 12~17개월 가장 고빈도로 나타나다가 점차 감소하였고, 요구 화행과 응대 화행은 점차 비슷한 비율로 나타났다. 둘째, 요구 화행에 나타난 단계별 주된 화행을 보면, 12~17개월에는 부르기, 진술이 많이 나타나고, 18~23개월에는 진술, 명령이, 24~29개월에는 진술이 현저히 높은 빈도로 나타났다. 30~35개월에는 여전히 진술이 많이 나타나고, 질문, 명령이 높은 빈도를 차지하였다. 셋째, 응대 화행에 나타난 단계별 주된 화행을 보면, 전 단계에 걸쳐 학습용 모방과 대답이 고빈도로 나타났는데, 점차 학습용 모방이 감소하는 특징을
이 논문에서는 한국어 문법 형태소 ‘-느-’와 ‘-더-’의 핵심 의미와 기본 문법 범주를 파악하고자 하였다. ‘-느-’, ‘-더-’와 결합 가능한 서술어는 동사와 ‘있다’ 그리고 동작성 형용사로 정리되었고, ‘-느-’, ‘-더-’ 결합 발화의 명제 내용으로는 동작 명제와 존재 명제의 두 유형이 존재하였다. 두 유형의 명제가 지니는 공통 속성인 [+연장성(extension)]에 근거하여 ‘-느-’는 화자의 현존 공간을 가리키고, ‘-더-’는 화자의 퇴장 공간을 가리키는 직시 기능을 분석하여 이 직시 기능을 ‘-느-’와 ‘-더-’의 핵심의미로 파악하였다. 끝으로, ‘-느-’, ‘-더-’는 공간 문법 범주에 속하는 것으로 보았다.
Chang, Kyung-hee. Jeon, Eun-jin. Lee, U-yeon. & Gweon, Mi-jeong. 2009. A Study on Infants' Acquisition of Connective Ending Forms. Korean Semantics, 30. This study is an examination of Infants' Acquisition of connective ending forms. There is an individual difference in language development, but significant similarity can be seen in the process. As basic research, we have surveyed of actual state of ending uses in terms of connective ending types, occurrence orders and frequency level. Depending
본 연구는 ‘次元語’ 가운데 ‘가깝다’, ‘멀다’, ‘길다’, ‘짧다’를 중심으로 하여 意味 習得 過程을 살펴보고자 하였다. 知覺 能力의 發達 過程과 더불어 아동의 語彙 習得은 認知 發達과 상관성을 지니는데, 그러한 관점에서 볼 때 次元語는 이른 시기에 습득되는 단어들로 意味 領域 가운데 基本的인 것으로 볼 수 있다. 본 연구는 만 3세에서부터 대학생까지의 대상자 1,396명의 일상 대화를 기초로 하여, 次元語가 가지고 있는 空間 距離나 크기의 의미에서 時間 距離, 人間的 親疏關係, 量이나 質 측면의 遠近 등에 이르는 意味 習得 順序에 대하여 살펴보았다. 결과적으로 의미 습득 과정에는 ‘空間’, ‘時間’, ‘人間’ 관계, ‘質量間’ 특성 거리 등의 槪念化 段階와 관련된 유의미한 順序가 있음을 볼 수 있었다. 즉 一次元語의 의미 발달은 具象資質 → 抽象資質로 나아가며, 空間資質 → 時間資質 → 抽象資質 등으로 발달하여 나간다.
본 연구의 목적은 23개월-43개월 아동들의 언어에 나타나는 텍스트 결속 형식의 습득 과정을 살피는데 있다. 아동이 사용하는 결속 형식으로는 반복 표현, 생략 표현, 조응 표현, 직시 표현, 접속 표현이 나타나며, 또한 반의 관계, 계열 관계 등의 단어의 의미 관계에 의한 결속 표현이 나타나고 있다. 이러한 결속 형식의 습득 과정을 보면, 아동은 먼저 생략 표현, 반복 표현, 의미 관계에 의한 결속 표현을 거의 같은 시기에 먼저 습득하고, 그 다음 조응 표현과 직시 표현, 접속 표현 등의 결속 형식을 같은 시기에 습득하는 것으로 나타난다. 이를 통해 보면, 아동은 ‘문장 성분’을 결속하는 형식의 습득에서 ‘문장 내용’을 결속하는 형식의 습득 단계를 거친다고 볼 수 있다. 또한 문장 성분을 결속하는 형식은 습득되는 초기에는 동일 성분만을 결속하다가 비동일 성분을 결속하는 방향으로 그 사용 방법이 다양해진다.
Graphic sign or letters, has been regarded as a secondary and little field in Language research and often been treated as a simple writing system of a verbal language. But in this paper we come to have the conclusion that the system of graphic letters belongs to the category of a human language. The physical construction of graphic language exist as a concrete thing in quadratic dimension, and in relation to such a physical quality the structure of communication through graphic language have cha
This paper deals with the pragmatic elements concerned with the sounds of utterance. I discuss about various phonological devices to express pragmatic elements appearing throughout the vocal sounds, not only prosodic but phonemic and phonetic as well. It is shown that the sounds play an important part in indicating the meaning of utterances on pragmatic level such as the illocutionary act, the attitude of speakers, and the discourse type. I propose that the interface research between pragmatic a
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