The Syntactic Structures of Korean A Construction Grammar Perspective [Hardcover]

Jong-Bok Kim offers a remarkably broad yet in-depth overview of popular contemporary topics in Korean syntax and semantics.The Syntactic Structures of Korean offers a remarkably broad yet in-depth empirical and theoretical coverage of popular contemporary topics in Korean syntax and semantics. It is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students of linguistics seeking an insightful and systematic critique of existing literature, and viable solutions.The Syntactic Structures of Korean offers a remarkably broad yet in-depth empirical and theoretical coverage of popular contemporary topics in Korean syntax and semantics. It is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students of linguistics seeking an insightful and systematic critique of existing literature, and viable solutions.Covering both core and peripheral phenomena, The Syntactic Structures of Korean is a concrete and precise grammar of the language. Based on the framework of Sign-based Construction Grammar, it provides a grammar of Korean which is computationally implementable and cognitively viable. Remarkably broad, yet in-depth, it is an outstanding analysis of Korean syntax and semantics which will be welcomed by those working in linguistics and the Korean language.1. Theoretical foundations; 1.1 Derivational vs constraint-based views; 1.2 Linguistic signs and feature structures; 1.3 Constructions and multiple inheritance hierarchy; 1.4 Korean phrase structure grammar; 1.5 Conclusion; 2. Noun phrases; 2.1 Basic properties; 2.2 Basic ordering restrictions; 2.3 Simple NP structures; 2.4 NPs with phrasal determinants; 2.5 Conclusion; 3. Case system; 3.1 Two basic issues; 3.2 Forming case-marked nominal expressions; 3.3 A construction-based case assignment system; 3.4 Complex case phenomena and predictions; 3.5 Case assignments in the auxiliary constructions; 3.6 Case assignments to the non-nominal expression; 3.7 Conclusion; 4. Auxiliary and complex predicate constructions; 4.1 Tyl“&