Grammaticalization in Korean: The Evolution of the Existential Verb
This is the first book on Korean grammaticalization written in English. About Grammaticalization in Korean: The Evolution of the Existential Verb: Cross-linguistically, verbs denoting existence have been one of the most fertile sources for the development of grammatical markers (eg, English ‘be’). In the history of the Korean language as well, the verb is(i)- (the old form of iss-) has participated in the emergence of eleven different...