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Ko, Hoonjoo. (2023). Cyclic linearization and edge effect: A comparative analysis using English and Korean. The Linguistic Association of Korea Journal, 31(2), 81-99. This paper provides a comparative analysis of two syntactic approaches, Cyclic Linearization (CL) theory and Edge effect, in the context of English and Korean syntax. We focus on their application to data sets involving structures with multiple specifiers, where the relative status of specifiers is crucial for determining further movement possibilities. The analysis reveals that only the highest edge is available for further syntactic operations. We illustrate our analysis with examples of English and Korean sentences, showing that the extraction of elements from multiple edges is governed by specific syntactic factors. Both CL theory and Edge effect offer explanations for this behavior, but we show that CL theory has limitations in handling certain syntactic structures. In contrast, Edge effect emerges as a more robust and versatile approach, offering a satisfactory explanation for a broader range of syntactic structures across languages. By comparing the applicability and explanatory power of CL theory and Edge effect, this paper contributes valuable insights to the field of syntax, ultimately advocating for Edge effect as a more suitable and economical approach in understanding the mechanisms governing multiple edge extraction and syntactic phenomena across languages. Our findings shed light on the debate over the applicability of these approaches, and we hope that they can inform future research in syntax. The comparative analysis presented in this paper provides a comprehensive understanding of the syntactic behavior of multiple edge extraction in English and Korean, and its implications for syntactic theory. |
