From a conversation-analytic perspective, this study examines how the Korean connective ‘-nuntey’ is used in interactions between children and caregivers. The ‘nuntey’-clause occurs not only in utterance-medial positions as a clausal connective but also in utterance-final positions without accompanying main clauses in actual conversations. Previous studies have identified two primary functions of ‘-nuntey’: a ‘background provider’ and a ‘contrast marker’. In this study, the analysis of conversations between children and caregivers shows that caregivers often use the ‘nuntey’-clause to explain why they cannot comply with a child's request or to repremand them for their behavior, which frequently leads to changes in the child’s behavior or intentions. In contrast, children use the ‘nuntey’-clause in "telling-my-side" utterances to describe their own actions or observations, often eliciting responses or praise from caregivers. This pattern refelct the nature of child-caregiver interactions, where the caregiver's primary role is to manage the child’s behavior, while the child’s main goal is to attract the caregiver’s attention.

Abstract
1. 서론
2. 선행연구
3. 연구대상 및 방법
4. 분석 결과
    4.1. 양육자의 ‘-는데’ 사용양상
    4.2. 아동의 ‘-는데’ 사용양상
5. 결론
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• 임서연(Lecturer, Division of Liberal Arts, Mokpo National Maritime University; 91, Haeyangdaehak-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do, South Korea) | Seoyeon Rim