The purpose of this paper is to show that if ‘-ise’, ‘-se’ and ‘-i’ are treated as allomorphs. Since ‘-i’ attached to numerals and classifiers in the numeral quantifier constructions can be supposed to have adverbiality, the numerals and classifiers associated with such an element can be introduced in vP. Furthermore, we attempt to prove that nominative case marking can be deleted in the constructions. For the purpose of this paper, we investigate the analyses by several scholars on the allomorphy, finding out that ‘-i’ can be an abbreviation of ‘-ise’, a nominative case marker and affix. Within the vP, as ‘honca(se)’ functions as an adverbial phrase, if ‘seys-i(se)’ and ‘seymyeng-i(se)’ also do so, we can explain why phrases like ‘seymyeng-i’ can be in the vP. In addition, we examine nominative case ellipsis phenomenon in the light of Hong's generalization that case markers are optional to arguments in the complement position but obligatory to arguments in the spec positions, rethinking the possibility of the ellipsis of nominative case makers.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the contraction of Korean vowel /wi(ㅟ) + ə(ㅓ)/ through experimental phonetic method and to suggest how the pattern should be reflected in the standard pronunciation of Korean and the rules of Korean orthography. It is observed that the contraction also occurs in ‘sakwiess-’ and ‘pakkwiess-,’ like the chains of other vowels. However, neither the standard pronunciation of Korean and the rules of Korean orthography deals with the chain of /wi(ㅟ) +ə(ㅓ)/ in ‘sakwiess-’ and ‘pakkwiess-.’ We compare the pronunciation lengths of data collected through experimental phonetic research methods to see if the contraction occurs in /wi(ㅟ) + ə((ㅓ)/, and the formant values of the contracted sound of /wi(ㅟ) + ə(ㅓ)/ to those of other contracted sounds, finding out how the contr(acted sound should be pronounced and marked in phonetic symbol. In conclusion, we suggest that /wi(ㅟ) + ə(ㅓ)/ should be specified as the contraction form /jə(여)/ in the standard pronunciation of Korean and the rules of Korean orthography, like the contractions of other vowels.

Morphosyntactic and prosodic information is accessed by native speakers of North Gyeongsang Korean when interrogatives are interpreted. The present study investigates the interface between these structures. To do so, the study analyzes the syntactic and prosodic structures of the dialect’s yes/no and wh-questions, and then examines the rate of comprehension and acceptance of the two types of the interrogatives in a perception test. The prosodic structures in the test are modified by transplantation, the results of which allow us to find out the following. First, presented with the interrogatives whose syntactic and prosodic structures did not match, the native subjects of Gyeongsang Korean relied more on the prosodic structures than on the syntactic ones. Second, changes in prosodic structures had a strong influence on simple sentences, but relatively less so on complex sentences. These results lead to the conclusion that prosodic structures are the decisive factor in syntactic interpretations, and, accordingly, are intricately intertwined with the syntactic structures during the processing of interrogatives.

This paper examines the difference of degree of acceptability for suffix passive constructions and -eojida passive constructions, and the double-passive constructions in which both are combined. Afterwards, claim that the doublepassive constructions should be regarded as a well-formed passive constructions like the other two passive constructions. For this, we compare the acceptability of the acceptability of the double-passive constructions, suffix passive constructions and the -eojida passive constructions using descriptive statistics and one-way repeated measures ANOVA. As a result, the acceptability of the suffix sentence is highest, followed by the double-passive constructions and the -eojida passive constructions. Although double-passive constructions is treated as a non-grammatical sentence in school grammar, some items have the highest acceptability of double-passive constructions, as can be seen from the descriptive statistics. In addition, it is higher than the acceptability of the -eojida passive constructions in all questions. Taking these results into consideration, a double-passive constructions can be regarded as a qualified passive sentence, just like the other two passive constructions. In consequently, double-passive constructions can be interpreted as a combination of passive and other meanings (potential, unintentional, etc.).

The purpose of this paper is to reaffirm that the null object in Korean should be identified as empty DP not as pro. The foci in this discussion turn to whether the null object in Korean has sloppy identity reading or not and whether it has only wide scope or not. According to the pro analysis, the null object has only the sloppy identity reading and wide scope. However, despite the pro analysis' validity, we argue that the null object in Korean can still have the sloppy identity reading and narrow scope as well as the strict identity reading and wide scope.