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Setting subject and the inferential cleft construction in Korean (2024)
Journal Article
Park, C., Yeon, J., & Kim, J.-B. (online). Setting subject and the inferential cleft construction in Korean. Review of Cognitive Linguistics, https://doi.org/10.1075/rcl.00182.par

This article aims to develop a cognitive-functional analysis of the Korean inferential cleft construction (ICC) by identifying two motivations. It is demonstrated that the ICC must be understood as a mechanism to improve coherence and relevance in th... Read More about Setting subject and the inferential cleft construction in Korean.

Notes on word order variation in Korean (2023)
Journal Article
Park, C., & Yeon, J. (2024). Notes on word order variation in Korean. Pragmatics, 34(4), 588-614. https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.22023.par

This article aims to develop an analysis of scrambling or word order variation in Korean from a pragmatic/cognitive perspective. Although extensive research has been carried out on this issue, most extant research attempts to provide analyses of the... Read More about Notes on word order variation in Korean.

The Factive, IHRC, and Cleft constructions in Korean (2023)
Journal Article
Park, C., & Yeon, J. (2023). The Factive, IHRC, and Cleft constructions in Korean. Review of Cognitive Linguistics, 21(1), 140-177. https://doi.org/10.1075/rcl.00130.par

This article aims to develop a Cognitive Grammar (CG) analysis of three grammatical constructions in Korean, all of which employ the bound noun kes. The data under examination includes the Factive, Internally Headed Relative Clause (IHRC), and Cleft... Read More about The Factive, IHRC, and Cleft constructions in Korean.

Why quantifiers float: A response to Kim (2013) (2022)
Journal Article
Park, C., & Yeon, J. (2022). Why quantifiers float: A response to Kim (2013). Lingua: An International Review of General Linguistics, 277, Article 103403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2022.103403

The aim of this discussion article is twofold. First, we critically review Jong-Bok Kim’s (2013) proposal [Floated numeral classifiers in Korean: A non-derivational, functional account. Lingua 133, 189–212], articulating the strengths and weaknesses... Read More about Why quantifiers float: A response to Kim (2013).

Extra-linguistic knowledge and Pragmatics in the Interpretation of Korean Relative Clauses (2021)
Journal Article
Yeon, J. (2021). Extra-linguistic knowledge and Pragmatics in the Interpretation of Korean Relative Clauses. 언어와 정보 사회 = Ene wa Cengpo sahoy (Language and Information Society), 44, 297-336. https://doi.org/10.29211/soli.2021.44..010

Yeon, Jaehoon (2021), “Extra-linguistic Knowledge and Pragmatics in the Interpretation of Korean Relative Clauses,” Language and Information Society 44. This paper explores how morpho-syntactic and semantic constraints interact with extra-linguistic... Read More about Extra-linguistic knowledge and Pragmatics in the Interpretation of Korean Relative Clauses.

보문절, 내핵관계절, 분열문에 나타나는 '것'의 통사의미론 = pomuncel, nayhayk kwankyecel, pwunyelmun ey nathananun 'kes' uy thongsa uymilon (A Syntactic-semantic analysis of the bound noun 'kes' in three different grammatical constructions in Korean) (2021)
Journal Article
Yeon, J., & Park, C. (2021). 보문절, 내핵관계절, 분열문에 나타나는 '것'의 통사의미론 = pomuncel, nayhayk kwankyecel, pwunyelmun ey nathananun 'kes' uy thongsa uymilon (A Syntactic-semantic analysis of the bound noun 'kes' in three different grammatical constructions in Korean). Ŏnŏhak = 언어학 = Journal of the Linguistic Society of Korea, 90, 129-154. https://doi.org/10.17290/jlsk.2021..90.129

A Variety of Grammatical Constructions: Double-Accusative Constructions in Korean Revisited (2019)
Journal Article
Yeon, J. (2019). A Variety of Grammatical Constructions: Double-Accusative Constructions in Korean Revisited. Korean Linguistics = 한국 어학 = Han'guk ŏhak, 85, 203-241. https://doi.org/10.20405/kl.2019.11.85.35

In Korean, there are constructions in which the accusative particle ul/lul occurs on more than one NP within a single sentence. Among many types of the so-called ‘Double Accusative Constructions’ (DAC), an External Possession (EP) Type DAC (Payne & B... Read More about A Variety of Grammatical Constructions: Double-Accusative Constructions in Korean Revisited.

Diaspora Varieties of Korean: Morpho-syntactic Contrasts in Koryo Mar and Vernacular Yanbian Korean (2019)
Journal Article
Barnes-Sadler, S., & Yeon, J. (2019). Diaspora Varieties of Korean: Morpho-syntactic Contrasts in Koryo Mar and Vernacular Yanbian Korean. Lingua: An International Review of General Linguistics, 231, Article 102742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2019.102742

This paper identifies and examines numerous points of morpho-syntactic contrast in two transplanted varieties of Korean—Central Asian Koryo Mar (KM) and Chinese Vernacular Yanbian Korean (VYK). This allows us to evaluate implicit claims made about th... Read More about Diaspora Varieties of Korean: Morpho-syntactic Contrasts in Koryo Mar and Vernacular Yanbian Korean.

Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar [Second Edition] (2019)
Book
Yeon, J., & Brown, L. (2019). Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar [Second Edition]. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315160351

Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar is a reference to Korean grammar, and presents a thorough overview of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Korean.

The book moves from the alphabet and pronunciation through morphology a... Read More about Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar [Second Edition].

Taehang chŏn'gong han'gugŏ kyoyugŭi myŏn kaji chaengjŏmgwa kwaje = A critical perspective on Korean language teaching in University settings: Issues and Tasks (2019)
Journal Article
Yeon, J. (2019). Taehang chŏn'gong han'gugŏ kyoyugŭi myŏn kaji chaengjŏmgwa kwaje = A critical perspective on Korean language teaching in University settings: Issues and Tasks. 한국(조선)어교육연구 = Han'guk(Chosŏn)Ŏgyoyukyŏn-gu = Journal of Korean Language Education and Research, 14, 71-106

There are common assumptions in language teaching, but many of these assumptions can be disputed and have sometimes led to undesirable consequences. Teaching methods and curricula can/should be varied depending on various factors. This paper has disc... Read More about Taehang chŏn'gong han'gugŏ kyoyugŭi myŏn kaji chaengjŏmgwa kwaje = A critical perspective on Korean language teaching in University settings: Issues and Tasks.

kososel tamlon uy kyepohak: wiliem sukhillentu <kotaysosel> uy yenkwusacek uyuy (Genealogy of the Discourse on Korean Traditional Novels: A Study on the Academic Significance of Professor W. E. Skillend's <Kodae Sosol> (2016)
Journal Article
Ahn, D., & Yeon, J. (2016). kososel tamlon uy kyepohak: wiliem sukhillentu uy yenkwusacek uyuy (Genealogy of the Discourse on Korean Traditional Novels: A Study on the Academic Significance of Professor W. E. Skillend's . Nammyeonghag yeon'gu = The Nammyonghak Study (The Journal of Nammyong Studies), 52, 121-170. https://doi.org/10.14381/NMH.2016.52.12.30.121