한국어 부사어 구문 문장 처리 연구: 모어 화자와 고급 학습자의 비교

초록

This study investigates the processing patterns of morphemic, syntactic, and semantic information in sentences using the adverbial case marker ‘-(eu)ro’ and cognitive verbs. The study presented a total of 336 sentences to 27 native Korean speakers and 27 advanced learners, with variations in case markers, word order, and noun phrase animacy. Participants processed these sentences via a self-paced reading task and were evaluated for comprehension and semantic role assignment tendencies using a Likert 5-point scale survey. The findings revealed that both native speakers and learners exhibited a processing hierarchy of ‘semantics < syntax < morphology,’ prioritizing morphological information, specifically the case markers. This suggests that the restrictive nature of adverbial phrases compels learners to adopt sentence processing strategies that enhance sensitivity to case markers. However, a more detailed analysis indicated that learners still tended to depend on the animacy of noun phrases, reflecting that their proficiency level is not comparable to that of native speakers. The study highlights that variations in noun phrase animacy are crucial for adjusting the difficulty of highly constrained adverbial sentences. Consequently, a multifaceted approach is essential for a comprehensive understanding of how learners acquire adverbial sentences involving cognitive verbs.

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