The purpose of this paper is to ascertain an interrelation between usuality and temporal localization in Korean with special reference to grammatical collocations -nun pep-i-ta, -ki ma-lyen-i-ta, -ki sip-sang-i-ta, -ki il-sswu-i-ta and -ki-to ha-ta. Considering these grammatical forms from syntactic and semantic viewpoints and in terms of usuality and temporal localization, we have come to the following conclusions: (1) While -ki-to ha-ta represents both positive and negative aspects of a proposition, the other forms represent only the positive side of it. (2) The higher the usuality represented by one grammatical collocation is, the weaker its temporal localization becomes. On the other hand, the lower the usuality is, the stronger its temporal localization becomes. Hence, usuality is inversely proportional to temporal localization.

This paper analyzes the sentence pattern of measure words of human organs + verb taking such measure words as a theoretical basis. The contents are as follows: The research objective is to generalize the features of syntax, semantics and pragmatics of two-part allegorical sayings with the pattern of measure words of human organs + verb based on the theory of measure words of human organs. The object of the research is the complement of two-part allegorical sayings with the pattern of measure words of human organs + verb. The research focuses on the analysis of quantity complement, time and place complement, consequential complement, and directional complement in the two-part allegorical sayings which include the measure words of human organs. The purpose of the research is to reveal the main patterns of such two-part allegorical sayings, and then further comprehend the general semantic formation theory of them.

The honorific system is one of the representative grammatical phenomena in Korean, and numerous scholars have paid attention to the system. Nonetheless, the nature and system of the honorific expressions cannot be said to have been clarified. The honorific system is the usage of honorific expressions referring to those expressions which are used only for ones of higher rank. They exist mostly with the noun and the verb, but also partly with the chosa and adverb. The nominal honorifics express lowering of the speaker or recognizing the counterpart as one of higher rank. The verbal honorifics express beneficence and politeness of the activity and politeness in the speech act of statement. The honorific system is derived from the dichotomy between a higher rank and a non-higher rank, and between honorifics and non-honorifics. It is for this reason that honorific expressions are used much in a conversational situation where both the speaker and the addressee are present, while they are seldom used in the written context where the addressee is not present.

In this study, the definition of practical aspects of Korean politeness expression as 'the act of linguistic expression of modesty and propriety' and the realization by type are studied. The politeness expressions can be divided into 'listener honorific' and 'speaker's moderation' based on the principle of their function. The politeness expressions of 'listener honorific' are also possible with the phrase 'relative honorific expression' being the main one and using words that show courtesy or goodwill to the listener. This paper explains how each type of politeness expressions is used by adding additional expressions to the expressions listed in previous studies. The politeness expressions of 'speaker modesty' include 'speaker shows a modest stance,' which shows humility to the speaker or to the subject associated with the speaker, 'contents of discourse change to a modest way,' which humbly expresses the content of the discourse, and 'adding hedge,' which adds an incidental phrase that enhances politeness. In the future, categories related to politeness expressions ('non-politeness expressions', 'impoliteness expressions' and 'too politeness expressions') should be studied.

This study examines the current status of Korean language assessment and teachers' perception of process-fortified assessment. This study also analyzes Korean language teachers' competencies for process-fortified assessment and the factors that influence it. The results show that Korean language teachers agree on the necessity and educational value of process-fortified assessment, but do not implement it in actual assessment situations. In the study of Korean language teachers' competencies, it is found that the expertise of the assessment tool development and the application of assessment results are somewhat insufficient. Competencies in developing standardized assessment items were the most likely factor of explaining teachers' expertise.

This study aims to investigate the pronunciation patterns and changes of 'ㅢ' in the Jeonnam dialect from the viewpoint of the dialectal change and the influence of the standard dialect. The results of the study are as follows: the changes of 'ㅢ' in the Jeonnam dialect vary depending on the position in the word and also vary lexically. It is highly likely that 'ㅢ' in the word-initial position, regardless of generation, is pronounced as /ɰ/, the unique phonetic form of the Jeonnam dialect. The complex vowel in a non-word-initial position is actively changed to the standard dialect form /i/ in all generations. On the other hand, changes of 'ㅢ' in a lexical morpheme vary depending on particular words. 'ㅢ' is most likely to be separable, followed by /ɰ/, whereas /i/ is less likely to be separable. The adnominal case marker, -uy, one of the grammatical morphemes, goes through different changes in different generations unlike in lexical morphemes. The youths tend to change it to the standard dialect form, whereas seniors tend to keep the Jeonnam dialectal form.

This study classifies the word order relationship between complement and object by type resulting from various causes and analyzes its characteristics. The syntactic constraints on the location of the object are summarized and described, and the word order relationships based on it are categorized into three main types. By dividing the word order relationship between the verb-complement structure and the object into the post-object pattern, the pre-object pattern and the intermediate-object pattern, the characteristics are all deeply related to the 'principle of word-order iconicity'. It is in line with the fact that learners unconsciously consider the relationship between the verb and object the closest, making it difficult to separate them. In order to reduce word order errors resulting from it, it is expected that there is a need to emphasize the separation of verb-object structure in the teaching and learning process of complements and to reexamine the location of verb-copying sentences that appear commonly in the word order of the complement and object.

This research paper is the second of its kind among a series of studies of the culture contents presented in eleven high school Chinese Language I textbooks of the 2015 curriculum. The traditional Chinese holiday culture is a fundamental starting point for understanding the material and mental culture of the Chinese because it contains their customs and ideas which go back thousands of years. This research analyzes the Chinese traditional holidays introduced in the textbooks, identifies issues and proposes improvement areas to provide preliminary materials conducive to writing textbooks that meet the achievement criteria and evaluation methods, that is understanding culture, presented by the Ministry of Education (2015).

This study explores the meaning and antecedent base of -cek. There are five meanings of -cek: [similarity], [attribute], [object of thinking/judgement], [abstract space] and [field]. In prior research, [similarity] is called as [visualization] or [attribution]. [attribute] in prior research refers to adnominal case postposition -uy and this study specifically explains this meaning. The other three meanings are not discussed in prior research. [subject of thinking/judgement] is the postposition which can replace -ey tayhan/-ey kwanhan and [abstract space] and [field] are comparable to -sang-uy. The base is explored according to the scope of the word, semantic features, and meaning limitation of the word. The result shows that the base of -cek is a set of abstract nouns of Chinese origin. The meaning limitation of the base of -cek in [similarity] is significant. It is less significant in comparison to the base limitation of other cases of -cek. In addition, this study elaborates the correlation between the base features and the meaning of -cek.