<Abstract>
A Study on Interpretation of the Korean Tense
Hwang, Byung-sun

The conclusion discussed in this paper is as follows.
Korean is originally a language that the cognition tense ...

<Abstract>
A Study on Interpretation of the Korean Tense
Hwang, Byung-sun

The conclusion discussed in this paper is as follows.
Korean is originally a language that the cognition tense is grammaticalized. The situation tense is expressed by aspect(aspect of situation) and words related with the situation time. Aspect that analogizes the situation time is realized on the basis of the cognition time. What the situation tense is grammaticalized is after '- ss-' formation.
Korean tense form '- ss-', '-n -', '-t -' is different in syntactic category. '- ss-' is a agreement morpheme that exhibits the meaning of situation(situation time/aspect), and '-n -', '-t -' is modality morphemes that exhibit cognitive manner(cognition time). This indicates Korean tense system must is described in duality system(cognition tense system and situation tense system).
Korean tense system must be described by a definite situation that speaker cognizes in specified point of time. A indefinite situation that speaker doesn't cognizes in specified point of time isn't an object to describe tense.
Korean cognition tense system and 'situation tense/aspect' system by definite situations is constituted binary system. Cognition tense system is constituted the present and the past('-n /Ø1-' and '-t -'). And 'situation tense/aspect' system is constituted 'non-past/unfinished' and 'past/terminative'. Only 'situation tense/aspect' of adjective clause only is discriminated by '-n -' and '-Ø1-'.
This Korean tense grammars exhibits the interpretative method of Korean tense. The tense of definite situation is interpreted in the absolute tense by 'situation time/aspect' on the basis of the cognition time and by words related with situation time realized in definite situation.
The tense of indefinite situation is not interpreted in the relative tense. Indefinite situation of adjective clause isn't the object to interpret tense. And the situation tense of indefinite conjunctive clause is interpreted on the basis of cognition time of later definite clause, but is interpreted by order of the situation time of two conjunctive clauses.