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Semantic Constraints on the Genitive Complements of Verbal Nouns in Korean
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jun, Jong Sup |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | The adnominal genitive is generally considered to be a purely syntactic case. Genitive complements of verbal nouns in the Korean light verb construction (=LVC), however, show that syntax alone cannot explain the entire distribution of genitive. In this paper, I argue that combined factors of animacy and specificity constrain the genitive assignment of LVC; i.e., inanimate arguments with specific semantic content allow genitive-marking more readily than animate non-specific arguments. The alternation between accusative and genitive on the complement NP correlates with case ellipsis of the object NP in Korean. Differential Object Marking between OBJ-Acc and OBJ-o is also constrained by such factors as animacy and definiteness/spedfidty (Aissen 2003, H Lee 2005). The commonality between the genitive complement of LVC and OBJ-O is that they are typical objects, and hence are not confusable with the subject arguments. The overall discussion leads to interesting consequences for the event-type structure and the view ofUG. |
| Starting Page | 357 |
| Ending Page | 397 |
| Page Count | 41 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 42 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://s-space.snu.ac.kr/bitstream/10371/86408/1/6.%202230973.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
