Abstract
I analyzed the function of questions in the North Korean defectors' discourse. I found some functions of questions through the literature study and analyzed the function of the questions in the North Korean defectors' discourse transcribed from YouTube video clips. The discourse of the North Korean defectors shows their language is different from the South Koreans' for the North Korean expressions, intonations, and vocabulary. However, they use questions in various ways in macro & micro aspects of discourse as the native South Koreans do. Moreover, as each individual has a unique way of speaking, the function and aspect of the question preferred by North Korean defectors differ from one to another. The way of speaking is affected by various factors: hometown, background of growth, time of entry into Korea, etc. Therefore, it is difficult to generalize the results of this study to the features of all North Korean defectors. I hope studies about variations will continue.
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