Remarks on the Ko Clause in Korean

• 발행기관: 한국생성문법학회
• 저자명: Hang-Jin Yoon
• 간행물 정보: 『생성문법연구』제23권 제3호, 615~629쪽, 전체 14쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.08.31

영문 초록

The syntactic status of ko in the ko clause in Korean is controversial in that it appears to be selected by the matrix verb while such regular Case markers as accusative Case markers may not be attached to it. The fact that it is selected by the matrix verb leads many linguists to the proposition that it is indeed a complementizer. Jeong (1999), however, makes a proposal that it is an inherent Case marker with [-N, +V] feature. It is a non-nominal Case marker that appears only with the CP. This squib is designed to explore ko and the ko clause on the basis of fragments in Korean. While two kinds of fragments have been reported for nominal phrases in Korean, Case marked fragments (CMF) and Caseless fragments (CLF), the only one kind of fragmental answers is possible for the ko clause. I propose that ko cannot be a Case marker based on this fact. I also claim that basic properties of the ko clause can be explained by the proposal.

목차

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Basic properties of the particle ko

3. Ko as an inherent Case marker

4. Clausal fragments

5. ECM in the ko clause

6. Conclusion

References

키워드

ko the ko clause fragments Case marked fragments Caseless fragments ECM