명사화(substantivization)의 분포적 특성에 관하여 - 이례적 명사화를 중심으로 -

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe substantivization as a linguistic mechanism, and to explain the relations of substantivization and syntactic distribution. Substantivization is a productive lexical-grammatical phenomenon that occurs through complex interactions of categorical meaning, lexical meaning, and syntactic functions. The position and syntactic function within a sentence play a crucial role in this mechanism. Depending on the degree of substantivization, conventional and occasional substantivizations can be distinguished. Conventional substantivization involves a transformation into nouns, displaying high frequency of use and lexicalization patterns. On the other hand, occasional substantivization occurs spontaneously and can be used to express the speaker's intentions and higher expressiveness. Various factors, such as conventionality, semantic factors, frequency of use, influence the mechanism of substantivization. However, the most direct influence comes from the position within a sentence. The syntactic positions that trigger substantivization are argument positions within a sentence. Valency factors as adjectives, quantifiers, demonstratives, and possessive pronouns are used as modifier. In this way, substantivization is a phenomenon that arises from the interplay between the language's economy principle, and the communicative desire of speakers to effectively and unusually convey meaning. It serves as a mechanism, that induces new changes in the language system and reflects the dynamic aspects of language.