Inner and Outer Locatives in Korea

Abstract

In Korean, inner and outer locatives are indicated by the postpositions e and esa respectively: (1) (a) na-ka chako -e nae cha-lil tu -nin -ta I SM garage IL my car OM keep PRES DEC 1 'I keep my car in the garage.' (b) na-ka chako -esa nre cha -lil ssis -nin -ta I SM garage OL my car OM wash PRES DEC! 'I wash my car in the garage.' The underlying structures for (la) and (lb) would appear something like (2a) and (2b) respectively.