Complementizers and Complementation in English and Korean: Successive Cyclic WH-Movement

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Youngjun Jang
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제25호, 1~28쪽, 전체 28쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2001.09.01

영문 초록

This paper investigates complementizers and complementation in English and Korean. I argue that a sentence is ultimately a projection of C because the clausal types must be present for interpretation and that the clausal typing feature in C must be checked off. It is shown that the superficial difference between English-type languages and Korean-type languages with regard to wh-movement is due to different modes of checking off the clausal typing feature in C. Some theoretical consequences of this proposal are that successive cyclic wh-movement can be naturally accounted for in a derivational approach to syntax and that the strength of C is always strong both in English and Korean-type languages.

목차

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Evidence for Successive Cyclic Wh-Movement

3. Derivational Economy and Form Chain

4. The Clausal Typing Requirement

5. A New Theory of Successive Cyclic Wh-Movement

6. Summary and concluding remarks

References

키워드

complementation complementizer successive cyclic wh-movment clausal typing hypothesis