MSKim2015

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MSKim2015
BibType ARTICLE
Key MSKim2015
Author(s) Mary Shin Kim
Title A distinct declarative question design in Korean conversation: An examination of turn-final ko questions
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Tag(s) EMCA, Connective suffix, Declarative question, Korean, Parasitic question, Question design, Repair
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Year 2015
Language English
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Journal Journal of Pragmatics
Volume 79
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Pages 60–78
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DOI 10.1016/j.pragma.2015.01.014
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Abstract

This study identifies the use of the clausal connective suffix ko ‘and’ as a question-formulating device in Korean conversation. While previous studies of question devices in Korean mainly discuss sentence-ending suffixes, this study illustrates how the clausal connective suffix ko in turn-final position with a rising intonation formulates a distinct type of declarative question. The turn-final ko question syntactically shows a parasitic relation to another question or an informing turn in the interaction, which it treats as a host. The question is constructed in relation to prior turns as an insertion. This parasitic characteristic explains how the turn-final ko declarative question differs from other types of declarative questions formulated with different sentence-ending devices. This study also examines cases of the turn-final ko question independently functioning as a declarative question without a parasitic relationship to prior turns or talk, which further suggests that the turn-final ko has become grammaticalized as a marker of a full and complete declarative question. This study adds to cross-linguistic understanding of question formulation by illustrating question design features of Korean, an agglutinative language with a subject–object–verb structure.

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