On the Connective Marker Taka of the Construction [verb + taka] in Korean

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to address the developmental path of grammatical functions and semantic and pragmatic extension of the connective marker taka in the construction [verb + taka] from a grammaticalization perspective. The connective marker taka designates transferentive, enumeration, emphasis, causality, and condition. The connective marker taka has developed into a postposition, directly attached to a preceding verb. Therefore, its path of grammatical evolution is on the cline of [lexical verb > functional category > affix]. The grammaticalization mechanism of FFV (Focus Frame of Variation) will illustrate its four transferentives of the construction [verb + taka]. This paper argues that the developmental path of taka goes toward the increase of subjectification and the directionality into an attitude stance in a domain of discourse.