From middle to passive
A diachronic analysis of Korean - eci constructions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5774531 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mikyung Ahn (0009-0007-1464-3276, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Foong Ha Yap (0000-0002-7831-0522, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 437-469 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diachronica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0176-4225 • E-ISSN: 1569-9714 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/dia.16037.ahn |
| OpenAlex | W2789728374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 41 |
This paper examines the relationship between middle and passive voice constructions in Korean, in particular how they have come to share the same grammatical marker -eci . Based on diachronic data from the UNICONC (Korean historical) database, spanning Old, Middle and Modern Korean (15th to 20th century), our analysis reveals that -eci was initially used as a middle voice marker for spontaneous and inchoative events, with change-of-state as their common feature, then extended to transitive contexts, giving rise to passive voice usage. More recently, -eci has developed into a marker of facilitative middle constructions as well. These semantic extensions involve shifts in aspectual focus from change-of-state to resultative-state, and further to potential aspect and mood. This analysis contributes to our understanding of the diachrony of voice markers beyond the causative-to-passive pathway commonly seen in Northeast Asia to include the middle-to-passive pathway, with typological implications
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |