Usage Patterns of the Polysemous Korean Verb deulda among Korean Learners: A Corpus-Based Comparison with Native Speakers

YoungHee Kim

doi:10.17296/korbil.2026..103.45

journal article Mar 30, 2026

Usage Patterns of the Polysemous Korean Verb deulda among Korean Learners: A Corpus-Based Comparison with Native Speakers

YoungHee Kim

The Korean Society of Bilingualism Vol. 103 pp. 45-73 · The Korean Society of Bilingualism

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This study aims to examine the usage patterns of the Korean verb deulda among Korean learners and to compare them with those of native speakers. To this end, the meanings of deulda listed in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary were first reviewed, and four semantic categories were established based on actual usage patterns in learner and native speaker corpora to capture patterns of semantic extension. These categories were then applied to statistically analyze the use of deulda according to group (learners vs. native speakers), proficiency level, and corpus type (spoken vs. written). The analysis revealed significant differences in the use of deulda across groups, proficiency levels, and corpus types. The findings suggest that Korean learners tend to rely on a narrower range of polysemous meanings of deulda, highlighting the need to consider its semantic extension more carefully in Korean language education. (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)

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Published: Mar 30, 2026
Vol/Issue: 103
Pages: 45-73

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YoungHee Kim (2026). Usage Patterns of the Polysemous Korean Verb deulda among Korean Learners: A Corpus-Based Comparison with Native Speakers. The Korean Society of Bilingualism, 103, 45-73. https://doi.org/10.17296/korbil.2026..103.45

Usage Patterns of the Polysemous Korean Verb deulda among Korean Learners: A Corpus-Based Comparison with Native Speakers

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