saenggaghada (생각하다)

Complex verb

Verb meaning: THINK [think]

Comment: This is a complex predicate that consists of the noun-like element saenggag 'thought' and hada 'do'. Determining the coding pattern of this verb is difficult. There are three possibilities. The first possibility is the NOM-ACC pattern as shown here and in ex. 61. Another possibility is to encode the participant thought about with a postposition as in ex. 60. A third possibility is not relevant for the present investigation, albeit still very interesting, since the participant though about seems to be realised on the noun phrase level as a noun that builds a compound with the word saengga, with ex. 59 literally meaning 'the child had grandmother-thoughts'.

Examples: see at the bottom

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1-nom 2-acc V

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 thinker NP-nom A
2 thought content NP-acc P
Examples for basic coding frame:
(61)

학생은 다음 주제를 생각하고 있었다.
Haksaengeun daeum nonmun jujereul saenggakago isseotta.
haksaeng-eun
student-TOP
daeum
next
nonmun
essay
juje-reul
topic-ACC
saenggag=ha-go
thought=do-CONV
iss-eoss-da
be-PST-DECL
The student was thinking about his next essay topic.

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.

Examples

(59)

아이는 할머니 생각을 하고 있었다.
Aineun halmeoni saenggageul hago isseotta.
ai-neun
child-TOP
halmeoni
grandmother
saenggag-eul
thought-ACC
ha-go
do-CONV
iss-eoss-da
be-PST-DECL
The child was thinking about his grandmother.
(60)

그는 올 방학에 대해서 생각을 하고 있었다.
Geuneun ol banghage daehaeseo saenggageul hago isseossda.
geu-neun
3SG-TOP
o-l
come-ATTR
banghag-e
holiday-LOC
daehaeseo
about
saenggag-eul
thought-ACC
ha-go
do-CONV
iss-eoss-da
be-PST-DECL
He was thinking about his next holidays.