This paper deals with Korean scrambling. Seeing what the triggering mechanism for scrambling is very interesting, but not easy. In this paper, we discuss a derivational approach to the interpretation of scrambling chains proposed by Saito (2003). According to his claims, scrambling is an instance of an optional operation and it thus need not have any effect on the interpretation. In other words, scrambling is a stylistic rule applied in the PF side of the grammar and it is not semantically effective at all. We have, however, many counterexamples to these claims in Korean scrambling. Additionally, in the so-called Minimalist Program, movement is not optional and free, but it must be triggered by a feature on a head. Therefore, to resolve these problems with his approach, we search for an alternative approach to the interpretation of scrambling and its optionality based on Miyagawa (2003).

• 김혜경 | Hye Kyung Kim