발화 의도와 담화 방향성 연구 -영어 정도부사 중심으로-

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the semantic prosody and direction of discourse based on the subjectification of speakers’ intentions. Interlocutors do not consider propositional meanings alone. Pragmatic meanings also play an important role in communication. Adverbs of degree are produced according to the subjectification of the speaker, which enables interpretation of the pragmatic meaning of speech. Adverbs of degree, taken together with the speaker's subjective intention, affect the semantic prosody and direction of discourse by exhibiting a Gestalt phenomenon. It determines the final profile of the sentence and is projected throughout the discourse. In other words, the semantic prosody of one speech unit may display positive or negative prosody in relation to the overall discourse depending on the adverbs of degree. Therefore, semantic prosody and direction of discourse are important in contextual understanding. In the process of understanding the semantic prosody of discourse, interlocutors recognize the category and frequency of the adverbs of degree used along with their inherent subjectification.