Pronominal Anaphora in Korea

Abstract

This paper* attempts to suggest a possible analysis of anaphoric pro-forms inKorean, especiaIIy, in complement constructions, within the theory of generative grammar. This paper is organized as follows: in section 1 some of the previous insightful analyseswill be examined. Some remaining problems and inadequacies in them will be pointed out. In section 2 I wiIl do three things: first of all, I will investigate the distributional characteristics of Korean pro-forms. It will be argued that cas in is the reflexive particle in Korean. Second, I will discuss a significant syntactic phenomenon of deletion in Korean grammar. Third, I will suggest an alternative analysis. A summary and conclusion will be given in section 3.