한국어 속성 동격 구문: Chomsky(2013)의 명칭 결정 알고리즘(labeling algorithm)의 한 증거

The so-called attributive appositional construction in Korean: a case supporting the labeling algorithm of Chomsky (2013)

We propose in this paper the structure of the so-called attributive appositional construction in Korean, which consists of two noun phrases without involving any grammatical element. According to this structure, the two noun phrases form a small clause, in which the predicate noun phrase moves just before the subject noun phrase. In other words, we claim that the construction in question undergoes a predicate inversion. Our proposal accounts for the fact that the first noun phrase has a predicate function. It also accounts for why the genitive Case marker “uy” cannot appear on the first noun phrase: a nominal which is dependent on a noun head can usually have the genitive Case marker in Korea, but the first noun phrase, a predicate, is not dependent on the second noun phrase, a subject. We also try to answer to the question: Why the predicate noun phrase should move? We claim that it is due to the labeling algorithm of Chomsky (2013), according to which one of the two constituents of a small clause should move in order that the small clause gets labeled. On the other hand, there are some pieces of evidence that the second noun phrase is the head of the entire structure of the so-called attributive appositional construction. This is exactly what the labeling algorithm predicts: because it is the first noun phrase, a predicate, that moves, the label of the small clause would be that of the remaining second noun phrase, a subject. So, the so-called attributive appositional construction in Korean provides a case supporting the labeling algorithm of Chomsky (2013).