In this study we contrast the ‘bound noun construction’ used in the Korean language education with its counterpart in the Japanese language in order to determine how similar they are to one another. We then analyze typical characteristics, similar...
In this study we contrast the ‘bound noun construction’ used in the Korean language education with its counterpart in the Japanese language in order to determine how similar they are to one another. We then analyze typical characteristics, similarities, and differences between the bound noun constructions in the two languages. The aim of the study is to provide basic data for developing a teaching plan on the bound noun constructions for Japanese Korean learners.
Despite the fact that Korean and Japanese share a high degree of similarity, the morphological and semantical differences between the two languages can possibly lead to errors. This is also the case when teaching the Korean bound nouns and the bound noun constructions. For this reason, in this study we contrast the ‘bound noun constructions’ that consist of ‘a preceding element + a bound noun + a following element’ with their Japanese counterparts and examine their differences in order to provide the basic data for the teaching plan.
In the study we selected 29 bound noun constructions with the highest frequency in the Korean language education, and then used corpus data on the Korean and Japanese speakers natural language use in daily life in order to contrast them with their Japanese counterparts. For the contrast, we divided the constructions into ‘a preceding element + a bound noun’ and ‘a bound noun + a following element’ and focused on the morphological characteristics of their corresponding Japanese expressions.
The results of this study suggest that Japanese native speakers may find learning the Korean bound noun constructions easy on the one hand, and also face difficulties on the other hand. Therefore, we hope that this study will provide basic data for developing a teaching plan on the Korean bound noun constructions for Japanese Korean learners.