Remarks on the Syntax of Right Periphery in Korean

• 영문명: Remarks on the Syntax of Right Periphery in Korean
• 발행기관: 한국생성문법학회
• 저자명: Myung-Kwan Park
• 간행물 정보: 『생성문법연구』제33권 제1호, 163~175쪽, 전체 13쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.02.28

영문 초록

In this study, we examine the syntax of right periphery in Korean, focusing specifically on declarative questions. We disagree with the idea that intonation is in the outermost functional layer in determining the speech act, as proposed by An (2023) and Ituarte (2022). Instead, we propose, like Wiltschko (2022) and Ceong (2018), that intonation is linked to the head of the Resp(onse) phrase, which indicates whether the speaker is including the current statement in the listener’s response set. Additionally, we argue that the sentence-final particle ‘-ko’ in the ‘-ko’ construction, which An (2023) claims is formed through ellipsis (Fragmenting), is actually an evidential marker that has developed in the history of Korean through insubordination from an embedded subordinator. This grammaticalization allows the clause-typing marker to interact directly with prosody.

목차

1. Introduction

2. An’s (2023) Fragmenting Analysis of ‘-ko’ Constructions in Korean

3. An Alternative Analysis of ‘-ko’ as an Evidential Marker

4. The Relationship between Sentence Type and Illocutionary Prosody

5. Conclusion

References

키워드

sentence-final particle declarative question intonation ‘-ko’ insubordination