Kyung-Eun Yoon
List of John Benjamins publications in which Kyung-Eun Yoon is involved.
Articles
2022 Discourse functions of Korean ‘yes’ words Korean Linguistics 18:1, pp. 48–75 | Article
This study examines discourse functions of Korean ‘yes’ words from an interactional perspective based on naturally-occurring conversation data. Tokens of yey, ney, ey, ung, um, and e in Korean are widely recognized as affirmative responses. A close examination of these tokens, however, reveals… read more
2010 A cross-linguistic exploration of demonstratives in interaction: With particular reference to the context of word-formulation trouble Fillers, Pauses and Placeholders, Amiridze, Nino, Boyd Davis and Margaret Maclagan (eds.), pp. 33–66 | Article
This study examines uses of demonstratives as filler words in the context where speakers encounter trouble in formulating a word during spontaneous speech production. Focusing on three East Asian languages (Japanese, Korean and Mandarin), we first document the range of forms and functions of… read more
2006 A cross-linguistic exploration of demonstratives in interaction: With particular reference to the context of word-formulation trouble Studies in Language 30:3, pp. 485–540 | Article
This study undertakes a cross-linguistic examination of several distinct usage types of demonstratives as “filler words” in the context where speakers encounter trouble in formulating a word during spontaneous speech production. The study documents the range of forms and functions of these… read more