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A Curious Class of Adpositional Multiword Expressions in Korean

Junghyun Min, Na-Rae Han, Jena D. Hwang, Nathan Schneider · Feb 17, 2026 · Citations: 0

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Abstract

Multiword expressions (MWEs) have been widely studied in cross-lingual annotation frameworks such as PARSEME. However, Korean MWEs remain underrepresented in these efforts. In particular, Korean multiword adpositions lack systematic analysis, annotated resources, and integration into existing multilingual frameworks. In this paper, we study a class of Korean functional multiword expressions: postpositional verb-based constructions (PVCs). Using data from Korean Wikipedia, we survey and analyze several PVC expressions and contrast them with non-MWEs and light verb constructions (LVCs) with similar structure. Building on this analysis, we propose annotation guidelines designed to support future work in Korean multiword adpositions and facilitate alignment with cross-lingual frameworks.

Human Data Lens

  • Uses human feedback: No
  • Feedback types: None
  • Rater population: Unknown
  • Unit of annotation: Unknown
  • Expertise required: Multilingual

Evaluation Lens

  • Evaluation modes: Automatic Metrics
  • Agentic eval: None
  • Quality controls: Not reported
  • Confidence: 0.30
  • Flags: low_signal, possible_false_positive

Research Summary

Contribution Summary

  • Multiword expressions (MWEs) have been widely studied in cross-lingual annotation frameworks such as PARSEME.
  • However, Korean MWEs remain underrepresented in these efforts.
  • In particular, Korean multiword adpositions lack systematic analysis, annotated resources, and integration into existing multilingual frameworks.

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