A Case for Ellipsis in Korean: The Non-Movement Multiple Object Construction

Abstract

This paper deals with a special type of multiple object construction in Korean, which I name the non-movement multiple object construction. I argue in this paper that despite its mono-clausal appearance, this construction should be analyzed as having a bi-(multi-)clausal structure underlyingly. By adopting Lasnik's (1995) analysis of pseudo-gapping, the non-movement multiple object construction can be successfully analyzed as involving ellipsis in a bi-(multi-) clausal structure. This means that the analysis presented in this paper introduces a necessary mechanism that provides a structural and semantic basis for pseudo-gapping in the construction in question. It will be shown through the discussion in this paper that the current analysis convincingly overcomes the problems that previous studies have not been able to deal with.