A Pronoun Analysis of Null Arguments in Korean

Ahn, Hee-Don; Cho, Sungeun

doi:10.30961/lr.2020.56.2.193

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“…We note that in (21b-c), the first nominative NPs are locative NPs and temporal NPs, respectively. Ahn & Cho (2020) show that they are semi-arguments, which can be a pro. Inside a vP, temporal or locative pro occurs, which works as a variable.…”

Section: Vp/vp Preposing In Possession Type Mscsmentioning

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Exploring VP/vP Preposing in Multiple Nominative Constructions

Ahn,

Cho

2023

Lang. Res.

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This study investigates VP/vP preposing within the context of Multiple Nominative Constructions (MNCs). In Korean, a verbal constituent can be moved to the sentence-initial position. However, when an unbound trace is contained within the preposed constituent, it violates the Proper Binding Condition (PBC), rendering the sentence ungrammatical. The PBC effect has non-trivial implications for the structure of VP/vP. This paper investigates VP/vP preposing across diverse categories of MNCs in Korean to illuminate their structural characteristics. MNCs occur in various environments, broadly classified into Major Subject constructions and Nominative Object constructions (Kuno 1973). Previous literature classifies the two types of MNCs into several sub-types. An important question is concerned with the structure of the various MNCs. This paper explores whether previous analyses can adequately explain the (im)possibility of VP/vP preposing within each sub-type of MNCs. We show that the (im)possibility of VP/vP preposing in MNCs results from their unique structure, in combination with the PBC effect and many other syntactic principles.

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Section: Vp/vp Preposing In Possession Type Mscsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Exploring VP/vP Preposing in Multiple Nominative Constructions

Ahn,

Cho

2023

Lang. Res.

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On the Distribution of Missing Arguments and Adjuncts under the Pro Approach

Ahn¹,

Cho²

2021

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This paper focuses on different behaviors of missing arguments and adjuncts. More specifically, this paper shows that interpretations of missing arguments can be freely recovered regardless of their environments while those of missing adjuncts can be recovered in very restricted environments. With respect to this difference, we suggest that missing arguments are syntactically present as silent forms. Hence, their interpretations are relatively less influenced by pragmatic processes. We also suggest that missing adjuncts can be classified into two types. Adjunct reading of one type is obtained through mandatory pragmatic enrichment processes like saturation, and that of the other type is obtained through optional free pragmatic enrichment. Hence, interpretations of missing adjuncts are more influenced by context. We further show that the analysis advanced here can provide a solid explanation for the data pointed out by Yim (2020). We also discuss some advantages of pronoun analysis in comparison to argument ellipsis analyses and Verb-Stranding VP ellipsis analyses.

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A Pronoun Analysis of Null Arguments in Korean

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

Exploring VP/vP Preposing in Multiple Nominative Constructions

Exploring VP/vP Preposing in Multiple Nominative Constructions

On the Distribution of Missing Arguments and Adjuncts under the Pro Approach

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