Condistributive Interpretations in Korean

Abstract

In this study, I have focused on codistributivity, i.e., distributivity between two plural terms, in Korean and argued that Korean shows different distributive preferences with respect to predicate categories. In order to account for the distinct preferences, I have critically reviewed three current theories about codistributivity and concluded that Brisson (2003) is the most promising. To deal with diverse distributive readings, I have recast Brisson's idea in the framework of a multi-layered event structure as discussed by Bach (1986) and Link (1987), and proposed the Economy Principle on the event structure.