An experimental study of subject properties in Korean Multiple Subject Constructions (MSCs)

Ji Hye Kim, Eunah Kim, Hye Suk James Yoon

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Abstract

Yoon (2008, 2009) claimed that there are two distinct Subjects in Multiple Subject Constructions (MSCs) in Korean. The crux of his argument hangs on reinterpreting the traditionally proposed subject diagnostics as distinguishing between the Grammatical Subject (GS) and the Major Subject (MS) in MSCs. The claimed diagnostics for GS and MS were examined experimentally in MSCs and corresponding Single Subject Constructions (SSCs). We found that: (i) MS diagnostics and GS diagnostics were differentiated even in SSCs and (ii) there was no statistically significant difference between MS and GS diagnostics in MSCs. Implications of these findings are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 30th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, PACLIC 2016
EditorsJong C. Park, Jin-Woo Chung
PublisherInstitute for the Study of Language and Information
Pages183-190
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9788968174285
StatePublished - 2016
Event30th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, PACLIC 2016 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: Oct 28 2016Oct 30 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 30th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, PACLIC 2016

Other

Other30th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, PACLIC 2016
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period10/28/1610/30/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Language and Linguistics
  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Information Systems

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