The purpose of this article is to confirm the intrinsic nature of so called syntactic causative forms. To achieve this goal, we examined the constituents of these forms first. The results of this examination are as follows. 1. The function of ‘-게’ is to make a adverbial expression(word, phrase or clause) and to attach it to a verb or clause. Then the link of these two constituents is pragmatically very close. But ‘-도록’, which means reaching some point, is neutral in this respect. 2. Both of ‘하다’ and ‘만들다’ have generic meanings. Then ‘만들다’ has the meaning of causativeness, which cannot be found in ‘하다’. So we can call ‘만들다’ a causative verb. On the basis of the results above, five so called syntactic causative forms are analysed and confirmed as follows. 1. ‘-게 하-’ is confirmed as a grammatical form of the causative category. 2. ‘-도록 하-’ can make the meaning of causativeness. But it is not a grammatical form but a causative expression. 3. ‘만들다’ itself is a causative verb. So both of ‘-게 만들-’ and ‘-도록 만들-’ cannot be regarded as syntactic form of causativeness. Finally, we can say that the causative grammatical category in Korean can be established on the basis of ‘-게 하-’ and it is the representative form of this category.

The purpose of this article is to confirm the intrinsic nature of so called syntactic causative forms. To achieve this goal, we examined the constituents of these forms first. The results of this examination are as follows. 1. The function of ‘-게’ is to make a adverbial expression(word, phrase or clause) and to attach it to a verb or clause. Then the link of these two constituents is pragmatically very close. But ‘-도록’, which means reaching some point, is neutral in this respect. 2. Both of ‘하다’ and ‘만들다’ have generic meanings. Then ‘만들다’ has the meaning of causativeness, which cannot be found in ‘하다’. So we can call ‘만들다’ a causative verb. On the basis of the results above, five so called syntactic causative forms are analysed and confirmed as follows. 1. ‘-게 하-’ is confirmed as a grammatical form of the causative category. 2. ‘-도록 하-’ can make the meaning of causativeness. But it is not a grammatical form but a causative expression. 3. ‘만들다’ itself is a causative verb. So both of ‘-게 만들-’ and ‘-도록 만들-’ cannot be regarded as syntactic form of causativeness. Finally, we can say that the causative grammatical category in Korean can be established on the basis of ‘-게 하-’ and it is the representative form of this category.

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