-이라고

Korean Alternative forms ko -라고 after vowels ko -이라 -라 contraction Etymology Grammaticalized in the late nineteenth century from ko -이-라 (하)-고 [saying] that it is, originally used for nouns.ko:인용문과 인용표지의 문법화에 대한 연구 A study on quotative sentences and the grammaticalization of quotation markers in Korean ko:안주호 Damhwa-wa inji 10 2003 145—165 Pronunciation Particle particle Introduces direct quotes. Compare ko -고#quotative -고. ko -하고 ko 너-가 나-한테 "사랑해"-라고 했잖아. You told me, "I love you." Used after nouns and nominals: Used to disparage the noun, or to suggest that it is nothing special. ko 공부-라고 한 게 이거-야? So this is all the studying you did? Is this what you did, saying it was studying? ko 나-라고 별 수 있나. What can I do, either? In a negative construction, used with an emphatic sense before the topic marker ko -는. ko 사람-이라고-는 아무-도 없었다. As for people, there were none. ko -이다 -라 -다고 Usage notes introduces direct quotes ko -하고 is more colloquial and has a nuance of more intimate or faithful quoting than ko -이라고. For example, speakers use ko -하고 when imitating the actual way something was said (e.g. someone's accent, prosody, etc.), and ko -이라고 when quoting written material.ko:한국어 인용구문의 연구 A study of Korean quotative constructions 1995 ko:안경화 Seoul National University (PhD) References