본 연구는 시조에 나타난 ‘아해’의 작품을 추출하고 작가와 형태, 그리고 어휘와 표기 형태를 살펴보고 나아가 그 수용양상 및 의미를 밝혀 보았다. 먼저 시조에 나타난 ‘아해’의 작품을 분석해 보았는데 작품은 총 249수이며 작가는 유명씨가 68명에 127수가 있었다. 그리고 시조에 나타난 ‘아’의 제 형태는 종장에서 166회로 가장 많이 나타났으며 중복 형태는 소략하게 나타났다. 또한 표기 형태와 어휘는 한글표기가 230회로 대부분을 차지하고 있었으며, 어휘는 ‘아희’가 126수로 가장 많았다. 둘째, 시조에 나타난 ‘아해’의 문학적 의미와 장의 제 형태를 살펴보았다. 먼저 문학적 의미로 ‘아’는 어린 아이의 의미뿐만 아니라 성인과 범칭으로 나타나고 있었다. 끝으로 시조에 나타난 ‘아해’의 역할과 기능을 형식과 내용으로 살펴보았는데 먼저 형식적 측면은 대화체의 전환과 종장 초구의 역할을 하고 있었다. 그리고 내용적 측면은 주제의식을 강화시키고 시적 분위기를 고취하고 있었다. 이처럼 시조에 나타난 ‘아해’의 역할과 기능, 그리고 의미하는 바가 적지 않다. 특히 시조의 ‘아해’의 대상을 통해 대화체의 형식적 전화를 이루고 있다는 점은 역할과 기능면에서 의미하는 바가 크다 하겠다.

The current study extracted works of ‘아해’ in sijo, examined its writers, forms, vocabulary and types written and elucidated its roles and functions to clarify its meanings. First, we analyzed works containing ‘아해’ in sijo and they are 249 pieces in total and for writers, there were 127 pieces with 68 real names. And for forms of ‘아해’ in sijo, it appeared the most in the last of the 3 verses of sijo as 166 times and repeated forms appeared slightly. In addition, for written forms and vocabulary, those written in Korean were take up majority of them as 230 times and for vocabulary, ‘아희’ was the most as 126 pieces. Second, we examined literary meaning of ‘아해’ and types of verses in sijo. Above all, for literary meaning, it was found that ‘아’ not only means children but also indicates adults and general people. Third, we examined the role and functions of ‘아해’ in sijo in terms of content and form. First of all, it was being converted into dialogic style in the formal role and functions and it was playing as the first word of the last of the 3 verses. Meanwhile, it was strengthening thematic consciousness boosting a poetic atmosphere in terms of content. Finally, it was found that for the role and meaning of ‘아해’ in sijo, above all, it strengthened formal features, that it materializes writers' poetic images, and that it plays a role as a literary device etc.

The current study extracted works of ‘아해’ in sijo, examined its writers, forms, vocabulary and types written and elucidated its roles and functions to clarify its meanings. First, we analyzed works containing ‘아해’ in sijo and they are 249 pieces in total and for writers, there were 127 pieces with 68 real names. And for forms of ‘아해’ in sijo, it appeared the most in the last of the 3 verses of sijo as 166 times and repeated forms appeared slightly. In addition, for written forms and vocabulary, those written in Korean were take up majority of them as 230 times and for vocabulary, ‘아희’ was the most as 126 pieces. Second, we examined literary meaning of ‘아해’ and types of verses in sijo. Above all, for literary meaning, it was found that ‘아’ not only means children but also indicates adults and general people. Third, we examined the role and functions of ‘아해’ in sijo in terms of content and form. First of all, it was being converted into dialogic style in the formal role and functions and it was playing as the first word of the last of the 3 verses. Meanwhile, it was strengthening thematic consciousness boosting a poetic atmosphere in terms of content. Finally, it was found that for the role and meaning of ‘아해’ in sijo, above all, it strengthened formal features, that it materializes writers' poetic images, and that it plays a role as a literary device etc.

Child, sijo, form, dialogue, theme, meaning