주제 진행에 따른 there 존재구문의 담화 기능 = Discourse Functions of English existential there construction with the discourse topic management

국문 초록 (Abstract)

이 연구의 목적은 there 존재구문의 논리 주어인 후치 명사구(post verbal NP)의 담화 기능을 주제 진행의 측면에서 제시하는 것이다. there 구문의 의미상의 주어는 정보성 위주의 설명에서는 관찰되지 않았던 담화 기능을 수행하는데，이는 논리 주어의 정보성이나 단순한 의미 해석에 의존하는 것이 아니라 담화 흐름과 주제 응집성에 따라 그 기능을 달리한다는 것을 의미한다. 이 접근 방식은 학교 문법에서 there 구문의 의미 해석보다는 논리 주어가 후행 담화에서는 어떤 명사구로 연결되어 나타나는지를 명확히 설명하는 계기를 제공해 줄 것이다. 따라서 이 논문에서는 담화의 기본이 되는 문장과 나아가서는 담화를 구성하는 요소의 정보성，그 요소와 선, 후행 발화와의 관련성，그리고 화자와 청자의 상호 관계 등 담화에 관여한 모든 요소들을 고려하여 결정해야 한다는 담화 전개의 관점을 통해 there 존재구문에 나타난 후치 명사구의 담화 기능이 ‘주제 도입’임을 제시한다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aims to reanalysis discourse functions of English existential there constructions, which are called marked sentence types, with the focus on topic development.' It is argued that the discourse function of the postverbal NP (henceforth PVNP) of there constructions is 'topic introduction.'
1 have examined the discourse functions considering not only the common grammaticality of PVNPs but also the more detailed aspects such as the informational status, location of discourse, discourse processing and connections of the PVNPs in there constructions. In 'topic development,' the topic is introduced by types of definite NPs and indefinite NPs. It candinues as formed co-referential NP, deletion and anaphoric expressions, and when the different topical elements are introduced in discourse, then topic re-identification occurs. Also, the topics are realized as forming a 'topic coherence chain.' Based on these assumptions, I have proposed the discourse functions of PVNPs for there existential constructions
The findings of this study suggest that discourse functions in English marked constructions apply not only to the word expressions of natural language in general but also to their discourse coherence, topic-chain and discourse topic management. Furthermore, topic-chain, it is helpful for students (readers) to identify pronouns, referring expressions in the discourse and to give logical thinking for the effective writings.

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