한국어 영형의 통사적 분포와 그 지시에 대한 최적성 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explain syntactic distribution and reference of the Korean zero forms by the approach based on optimality theory. Korean has the frequent and pervasive use of zero forms. Korean zero forms are divided into three types according to syntactic distribution and uses-deictic, general and anaphoric. In order to explain those types, five universal constraints proposed by Speas (1997, 2001), and Grimshaw et, al. (1998) are introduced; SUBJECT, FULL-INT, BTB, MAX(PRO), CONTROL. Syntactic distribution and the reference of the Korean zero forms are explained by establishing the different ranking of these constraints. The general zero subject is explained by the following ranking of constraints; FULL-INT > SUBJECT. And the deictic zero subject is explained by the following ranking of constraints; CONTROL > MAX(PRO). Finally anaphoric zero forms are explained by the following ranking of constraints; BTB > MAX(PRO) > CONTROL.