동사 get의 다의적 의미연구

Abstract

This study has performed the process of checking the utilization frequency of the meaning of words with multiple meanings through English textbooks and the English section of the Korean Scholastic Aptitude Test in order to verify whether get, typically a frequently used verb with multiple meanings, is properly educated at the high school seniors’ learning sites. In order to achieve the research purpose, this study has distinguished six meanings of the word ‘get’ according to a study conducted by Han Mi-jung(2013): (a) receive, acquire, and obtain, (b) move, go, and arrive, (c) have and possess, (d) become something, (e) let it be something and understand, and (f) other various meanings(argotic and colloquial expressions) and then referred to the study of Han Mi-jung(2013), and the current English education curriculum of high school seniors to divide the six meanings according to the learning functions. As a result of analyzing the appearance frequency of get’s six meanings in English textbooks Ⅰ and Ⅱ and the English section of the Korean Scholastic Aptitude Test, the frequency of get in English textbook Ⅰ was identified as d>a>b>e>c>f in the order. In addition, a similar pattern was observed in English textbook Ⅱ, which was identified as d>a>b>c>f>e. Finally, as a result of analyzing the English section of the Korean Scholastic Aptitude Test, it showed the frequency of d>b>a>c>f>e in the order, reflecting the patterns in those English textbooks, and the number of times the most useful meaning of get in practical conversation(f) appeared was only 5%. This study has suggested that the Korean formal curriculum follows a highly biased learning strategy for the Korean Scholastic Aptitude Test and school records in the case of frequently used words with multiple meanings, indicating the need to learn the meaning of words frequently used in practical conversation. In order to resolve the real problem, this study has suggested that learning strategies currently used by English textbooks and the English section of the Korean Scholastic Aptitude Test for learning get’s literary meanings should be reflected in the same way in learning the meaning of get in practical conversation. Key Words: Word Learning, Get Which Is a Frequently Used Verb with Multiple Meanings, Utilization Frequency of Get Which Is a Frequently Used Verb with Multiple Meanings, and Balance with the Current Learning of Words’ Meanings in a Literary Aspect.