9. "Do you remember where you put the key?": The Korean model of remembering
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Kyung-Joo Yoon
Abstract
The general treatment of the English concept of remember in cognitive science mistakenly suggests that it is a kind of innate human nature that exists universally. However, the translational equivalents of remember in Korean are eithersayngkakna -, kiekna - or kiekha - depending on the context. This paper aims to analyze the meanings of the selected Korean cognitive verbs that are employed as translational counterparts of remember . The Natural Semantic Metalanguage theory is adopted as the research framework for semantic analysis. Linguistic evidence is collected from various sources including corpora. The lexical semantics of the given concepts will illustrate the Korean- specific conceptualizational pattern reflected in the analyzed concepts, offering a possibility of understanding culturespecific concepts from an indigenous perspective.
Abstract
The general treatment of the English concept of remember in cognitive science mistakenly suggests that it is a kind of innate human nature that exists universally. However, the translational equivalents of remember in Korean are eithersayngkakna -, kiekna - or kiekha - depending on the context. This paper aims to analyze the meanings of the selected Korean cognitive verbs that are employed as translational counterparts of remember . The Natural Semantic Metalanguage theory is adopted as the research framework for semantic analysis. Linguistic evidence is collected from various sources including corpora. The lexical semantics of the given concepts will illustrate the Korean- specific conceptualizational pattern reflected in the analyzed concepts, offering a possibility of understanding culturespecific concepts from an indigenous perspective.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- About the editor and contributors ix
- 1. Introduction: The language of memory 1
- 2. Is "remember" a universal human concept? "Memory" and culture 13
- 3. Language, memory, and concepts of memory: Semantic diversity and scientific psychology 41
- 4. Standing up your mind: Remembering in Dalabon 67
- 5. The conceptualisation of remembering and forgetting in Russian 97
- 6. A "lexicographic portrait" of forgetting 119
- 7. 'Memorisation', learning and cultural cognition: The notion of bèi ('auditory memorisation') in the written Chinese tradition 139
- 8. A corpus-based analysis of German (sich) erinnern 181
- 9. "Do you remember where you put the key?": The Korean model of remembering 209
- 10. The language of memory in East Cree 235
- 11. Remember, remind , and forget in Amharic 263
- Author index 279
- Language index 281
- Subject index 283
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- About the editor and contributors ix
- 1. Introduction: The language of memory 1
- 2. Is "remember" a universal human concept? "Memory" and culture 13
- 3. Language, memory, and concepts of memory: Semantic diversity and scientific psychology 41
- 4. Standing up your mind: Remembering in Dalabon 67
- 5. The conceptualisation of remembering and forgetting in Russian 97
- 6. A "lexicographic portrait" of forgetting 119
- 7. 'Memorisation', learning and cultural cognition: The notion of bèi ('auditory memorisation') in the written Chinese tradition 139
- 8. A corpus-based analysis of German (sich) erinnern 181
- 9. "Do you remember where you put the key?": The Korean model of remembering 209
- 10. The language of memory in East Cree 235
- 11. Remember, remind , and forget in Amharic 263
- Author index 279
- Language index 281
- Subject index 283
