It has been a common view in the literature since Yang (1984, 1988) that caki ‘self is a long distance anaphor, subject to parameterizaton of the binding domain across languages. I suggest that caki ’self is a local anaphor with a DP structure including pro. I also suggest that a null argument in Korean has a DP structure with pro, too, based on the wide range of similarities with caki ‘self. The present proposal for caki ’self and the null argument has a nontrivial theoretical implication for anaphors and null arguments in languages typologically akin to Korean.
1. Introduction
2. The status of caki ‘self
3. Proposal
4. Implication for Null Argument
5. Conclusion