Case Alternation in Korean Locomotion Verb Constructions: Acceptability Judgement Differences between Native Korean Speakers and Korean as a Foreign Language Learners
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2025
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This study investigates case alternation in Korean locomotion verb constructions, focusing on how specified or thematized locations affect the acceptability of accusative case marking and the acceptability judgment differences between Native Korean Speakers (NKSs) and Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) learners. To explore this, the experiments were conducted in two parts: one with native Korean speakers (NKSs) and the other with Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) learners. A series of sentence judgment tasks involving the '[NP]-(l)ul kata' construction in various contexts was carried out with both groups. Experimental data from NKSs were analyzed to examine whether previous studies' claims about the acceptability of accusative case marking with different NP properties hold true. Results indicate that while thematized locations are generally acceptable for NKSs, the inclusion of position nouns in the NP makes accusative case marking less acceptable, aligning with previous findings. In contrast, the results from KFL learners showed a lack of basic knowledge regarding case alternation. Although their understanding improved as their proficiency level increased, it still remained insufficient. The study provides empirical evidence supporting the claim that explicit instruction can significantly improve KFL learners' understanding of Korean case alternation and suggests that further research is needed to explore its broader implications in Korean language use and pedagogy.
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case alternation, accusative case marking, Korean locomotion verb construction, acceptability judgement difference, Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) learners
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