A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Ttaengkyu ‘thank you’ and Ssori ‘sorry’ Used in Korean

• 발행기관: 한국사회언어학회
• 저자명: Ji Youn Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『사회언어학』제17권 1호, 211~236쪽, 전체 26쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.06.30

영문 초록

This study aims to examine the use of English borrowed politeness markers ttaengkyu ‘thank you’ and ssori ‘sorry’ in Koreans' everyday conversation. A close examination of a sociolinguistic survey reveals that the English borrowings ttaengkyu and ssori and their Korean counterparts are used differently in connection with the relation between speakers and settings. They do not appear to have much difference in meaning. However, ttaengkyu and ssori occur in informal settings and are used to juniors or inferiors, while their Korean counterparts are used to seniors or superiors in formal settings. As motivations for using ttaengkyu and ssori, modernization and English education in Korea are considered.

목차

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Motivations for Borrowing

III. Data Collection

IV. Results and Discussion

V. Conclusions

References

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키워드

English borrowings gratitude apology discourse markers nonce borrowing