영어어문교육 (English Language & Literature Teaching)
- 제15권3호
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- Pages.301-314
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- 2009
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- 1226-2889(pISSN)
영어의 접사 연구: 접사 -en, -ing 를 중심으로
A study of English affixes: Concentrated on the affixes -en and -ing
초록
This study explores the function of the affixes -en and -ing that could influence the theta-roles of verbs to which the affixes are attached. The two affixes often appear in the synthetic compounds in English. The results are as follows. First, the affixes -en and -ing link the theta-role realized in the subject of the verb to the noun followed, which is proposed as Theta-linking Principle: that is, the affixes -en and -ing link the theta-role realized in the subject of the verb to the noun followed. Second, in the synthetic compounds including the affixes -en and -ing, the left element must not be the subject of the verb, which is the Synthetic Compound Constraint. And the affix -er link thematic roles of the sentential subject, such as Agent, Instrument. Thus, this study aims to find out the function of the affixes on the point of lexical functional approach.