A study of selected Korean pragmatic markers: synchronic and diachronic perspectives

This dissertation aims to determine the evolutionary pathways and contemporary functions of the following group of Korean pragmatic markers (PM) through an examination of historical and contemporary usage: ceki 'excuse me' vis-a-vis the attention-getter ipwa 'hey/look' and the ad...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Park, Jung-ran
Other Authors: Sohn, Ho-Min
Published: University of Hawaii at Manoa 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6871