This paper presents a syntactic analysis of case alternations in Korean long-form negation sentences. This paper argues that case alternations in long-form negation depend on the properties of hata involved in the derivations, not on the properties of...
This paper presents a syntactic analysis of case alternations in Korean long-form negation sentences. This paper argues that case alternations in long-form negation depend on the properties of hata involved in the derivations, not on the properties of the predicates preceding -ci. Three types of hata are identified: hata as a heavy verb, as a light verb and as a dummy verb. The asymmetry of case alternations attested in Korean long-form negation directly follows from the sub-categorization properties of the ending -ci and the legitimate derivation processes of the relevant constructions. The proposal made in this paper dispenses with the problematic process like ``transfer``.