Embedded Imperatives in Korean and Their Implication to Parameterization

• 발행기관: 한국생성문법학회
• 저자명: Hyeran Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『생성문법연구』제22권 제3호, 595~624쪽, 전체 30쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2012.08.31

영문 초록

This paper aims to examine whether imperatives can be embedded or not in Korean. Pak (2004) argues that imperatives, as one of clause types, can be embedded in Korean while Han (1998, 2000) argues that Korean imperatives cannot be embedded based on the cross-linguistic impossibility of imperative embedding in general. Following Pak, it is argued that resistance to embedded imperatives is not empirically supported and imperative embedding actually takes place in Korean. Such embedability is not unique to Korean since Japanese and Chinese data also show imperative embedding and the absence of subject restriction as a shared characteristic. With the presence of Slovenian data, however, restrictions on subjects are not necessarily related with imperative embedding. It is thus suggested that based on the presence vs. absence of subject restriction, the functional category related with imperatives can be parameterized depending on languages.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Embedded Imperatives in Relation to Forces and Forms

3. Imperatives and Clause Typing Particles

4. Embedability and the Subject Restriction

5. Conclusion

References

키워드

Korean imperatives embedded imperatives subject restriction Jussive Phrase