| 초록 |
Joh, Gi-Hyun. (2022). A study of focus domain expansion in the Korean delimiter ‘-do’ construction. The Linguistic Association of Korea Journal, 30(4), 85-103. This paper aims to investigate the focus domain expansion phenomenon in the Korean delimiter ‘-do’ construction. For this, Chung(2021)’s oblique merge analysis is critically reviewed, the main idea of which is that thematic elements of a verb are formed as a complex focus cluster via the oblique merge operation in overt syntax. I point out that potential problems arise from the oblique merge operation itself, including binding, c-command, case licensing, and adverb interruption. I argue that the problems with Chung‘s oblique merge analysis are fundamentally caused by the systematic limit under the presupposed head-final structure for Korean. As an alternative, I propose that under the head-initial structure for Korean, the focus complex elements in question can be derived by raising the Del(imiter)P to the focus element, or a chain can be formed between the focus element and the DelP by the movement of the null operator of ‘-do,’ in either case by QR at LF. |
