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Are some sounds more pleasing to the ear, like ㄴ and ㅁ?
What's the difference between 드세요 and 잡수세요?Is it true that Koreans might sometimes be cautious about actually saying the verb in a sentence?Is (으)시 sometimes used just to disambiguate between the first and second person?Multiple `(으)시` in a sentence for honoring target?How 선배 and 후배 are classified in Korean (age, position or both)?Why are ㅅ ㅆ pronounced as a stop when they are in the 받침?Is ᄉ voiced under the same conditions that cause ᄀ, ᄃ, ᄌ and ᄇ to be voiced?Why do the consonants ㄱ, ㄷ, and ㅅ have irregular names?Difference in use of the “present” and the “honorific present” (e.g. 하다)?Addressing someone on the street you have never met and who is of ambiguous age
I notice that many honorifics have similar consonant sounds when spoken. For example, the ~ㅂ/습니다 conjugation and the ~님 noun ending (e.g., in 선생님, 사장님, 아버님) have the ㄴ and ㅁ sounds when spoken.
Are some sounds more pleasing to the ear? Indeed to me the ㄴ and ㅁ consonants sound like honey, but could that be why the Korean language evolved this way - people spoke to their elders and rulers with sweeter tones and more agreeable melodies?
The ~ㅂ/습니다 conjugation could have been the ~ㄹ/즐보다 conjugation or something else, but perhaps that sounds less exalted or melodic.
I’m looking for psychological/neurological/linguistic research about these topics - please don’t speculate as an answer. Thanks!
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I notice that many honorifics have similar consonant sounds when spoken. For example, the ~ㅂ/습니다 conjugation and the ~님 noun ending (e.g., in 선생님, 사장님, 아버님) have the ㄴ and ㅁ sounds when spoken.
Are some sounds more pleasing to the ear? Indeed to me the ㄴ and ㅁ consonants sound like honey, but could that be why the Korean language evolved this way - people spoke to their elders and rulers with sweeter tones and more agreeable melodies?
The ~ㅂ/습니다 conjugation could have been the ~ㄹ/즐보다 conjugation or something else, but perhaps that sounds less exalted or melodic.
I’m looking for psychological/neurological/linguistic research about these topics - please don’t speculate as an answer. Thanks!
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While I believe the answer to this particular question is no, you may be interested in the broader linguistic concept (well, more of a hypothesis) of sound symbolism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_symbolism
– Max Kapur
2 days ago
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Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you, Max
– Arseniy Banayev
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I notice that many honorifics have similar consonant sounds when spoken. For example, the ~ㅂ/습니다 conjugation and the ~님 noun ending (e.g., in 선생님, 사장님, 아버님) have the ㄴ and ㅁ sounds when spoken.
Are some sounds more pleasing to the ear? Indeed to me the ㄴ and ㅁ consonants sound like honey, but could that be why the Korean language evolved this way - people spoke to their elders and rulers with sweeter tones and more agreeable melodies?
The ~ㅂ/습니다 conjugation could have been the ~ㄹ/즐보다 conjugation or something else, but perhaps that sounds less exalted or melodic.
I’m looking for psychological/neurological/linguistic research about these topics - please don’t speculate as an answer. Thanks!
spoken-korean honorific history-of-korean
asked Apr 29 at 0:56
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I notice that many honorifics have similar consonant sounds when spoken. For example, the ~ㅂ/습니다 conjugation and the ~님 noun ending (e.g., in 선생님, 사장님, 아버님) have the ㄴ and ㅁ sounds when spoken.
Are some sounds more pleasing to the ear? Indeed to me the ㄴ and ㅁ consonants sound like honey, but could that be why the Korean language evolved this way - people spoke to their elders and rulers with sweeter tones and more agreeable melodies?
The ~ㅂ/습니다 conjugation could have been the ~ㄹ/즐보다 conjugation or something else, but perhaps that sounds less exalted or melodic.
I’m looking for psychological/neurological/linguistic research about these topics - please don’t speculate as an answer. Thanks!
spoken-korean honorific history-of-korean
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While I believe the answer to this particular question is no, you may be interested in the broader linguistic concept (well, more of a hypothesis) of sound symbolism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_symbolism
– Max Kapur
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While I believe the answer to this particular question is no, you may be interested in the broader linguistic concept (well, more of a hypothesis) of sound symbolism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_symbolism
– Max Kapur
2 days ago
1
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you, Max
– Arseniy Banayev
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While I believe the answer to this particular question is no, you may be interested in the broader linguistic concept (well, more of a hypothesis) of sound symbolism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_symbolism
– Max Kapur
2 days ago
While I believe the answer to this particular question is no, you may be interested in the broader linguistic concept (well, more of a hypothesis) of sound symbolism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_symbolism
– Max Kapur
2 days ago
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Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you, Max
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Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you, Max
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One thing to keep in mind is that (1) ㄴ and ㅁ are common consonants and (2) polite expressions are usually longer. So, there's a good chance that a polite expression will contain either ㄴ or ㅁ.
But I highly doubt that polite expressions contain more ㄴ/ㅁ than average. Let's just look at some regular-polite pairs:
나이 - 연세
말 - 말씀
주다 - 드리다
죽다 - 돌아가시다
아프다 - 편찮다
먹다 - 들다/드시다
있다 - 계시다
집 - 댁
The left side contains 15 characters, 1 ㄴ, and 2 ㅁ's. The right side has 24 characters, 3 ㄴ's, and 2 ㅁ's. Not much difference.
In conclusion, I don't think your theory is supported by data.
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One thing to keep in mind is that (1) ㄴ and ㅁ are common consonants and (2) polite expressions are usually longer. So, there's a good chance that a polite expression will contain either ㄴ or ㅁ.
But I highly doubt that polite expressions contain more ㄴ/ㅁ than average. Let's just look at some regular-polite pairs:
나이 - 연세
말 - 말씀
주다 - 드리다
죽다 - 돌아가시다
아프다 - 편찮다
먹다 - 들다/드시다
있다 - 계시다
집 - 댁
The left side contains 15 characters, 1 ㄴ, and 2 ㅁ's. The right side has 24 characters, 3 ㄴ's, and 2 ㅁ's. Not much difference.
In conclusion, I don't think your theory is supported by data.
answered Apr 29 at 2:56
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One thing to keep in mind is that (1) ㄴ and ㅁ are common consonants and (2) polite expressions are usually longer. So, there's a good chance that a polite expression will contain either ㄴ or ㅁ.
But I highly doubt that polite expressions contain more ㄴ/ㅁ than average. Let's just look at some regular-polite pairs:
나이 - 연세
말 - 말씀
주다 - 드리다
죽다 - 돌아가시다
아프다 - 편찮다
먹다 - 들다/드시다
있다 - 계시다
집 - 댁
The left side contains 15 characters, 1 ㄴ, and 2 ㅁ's. The right side has 24 characters, 3 ㄴ's, and 2 ㅁ's. Not much difference.
In conclusion, I don't think your theory is supported by data.
answered Apr 29 at 2:56
jickjick
5,009513
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One thing to keep in mind is that (1) ㄴ and ㅁ are common consonants and (2) polite expressions are usually longer. So, there's a good chance that a polite expression will contain either ㄴ or ㅁ.
But I highly doubt that polite expressions contain more ㄴ/ㅁ than average. Let's just look at some regular-polite pairs:
나이 - 연세
말 - 말씀
주다 - 드리다
죽다 - 돌아가시다
아프다 - 편찮다
먹다 - 들다/드시다
있다 - 계시다
집 - 댁
The left side contains 15 characters, 1 ㄴ, and 2 ㅁ's. The right side has 24 characters, 3 ㄴ's, and 2 ㅁ's. Not much difference.
In conclusion, I don't think your theory is supported by data.
answered Apr 29 at 2:56
jickjick
5,009513
One thing to keep in mind is that (1) ㄴ and ㅁ are common consonants and (2) polite expressions are usually longer. So, there's a good chance that a polite expression will contain either ㄴ or ㅁ.
But I highly doubt that polite expressions contain more ㄴ/ㅁ than average. Let's just look at some regular-polite pairs:
나이 - 연세
말 - 말씀
주다 - 드리다
죽다 - 돌아가시다
아프다 - 편찮다
먹다 - 들다/드시다
있다 - 계시다
집 - 댁
The left side contains 15 characters, 1 ㄴ, and 2 ㅁ's. The right side has 24 characters, 3 ㄴ's, and 2 ㅁ's. Not much difference.
In conclusion, I don't think your theory is supported by data.
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While I believe the answer to this particular question is no, you may be interested in the broader linguistic concept (well, more of a hypothesis) of sound symbolism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_symbolism
– Max Kapur
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Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you, Max
– Arseniy Banayev
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