Abstract:

The goal of this research is to compare the negative expressions in Korean and Tagalog based on the corpus data of the Korean-Foreign Language Parallel Corpus Building Project Phase 1. First, the negative expressions are classified into different types based on previous research analyses on negative expressions in the two languages. Second, the special grammatical properties of the canonical negators in the two languages are compared and any restrictions, conditions and the like that could be attributed to any of these properties are discussed. Finally, preliminary research results on non-canonical negators or alternative methods of negative expressions that can be inferred from parallel corpus data are also shared with the intention of expanding and modifying the existing types of negative expressions in the two languages. Through this undertaking, a more in-depth explanation becomes possible through the analysis of negative expressions based on large-scale corpus data, and extensive research can also be conducted in terms of language typology while comparing the idiosyncratic grammatical properties of the two languages. Moreover, the study can also provide objective information on pedagogical grammar and materials used in teaching Korean or Tagalog as a second or a foreign language.