Exploring VP/vP Preposing in Multiple Nominative Constructions

This study investigates VP/vP preposing within the context of Multiple Nominative Constructions (MNCs). In Korean, a verbal constituent can be moved to sentence-initial position. However, when an unbound trace is contained preposed constituent, it violates Proper Binding Condition (PBC), rendering sentence ungrammatical. The PBC effect has non-trivial implications for structure VP/vP. paper across diverse categories MNCs in Korean illuminate their structural characteristics. occur various environments, broadly classified into Major Subject constructions and Object (Kuno 1973). Previous literature classifies two types several sub-types. An important question concerned with MNCs. explores whether previous analyses adequately explain (im)possibility each sub-type We show that results from unique structure, combination many other syntactic principles.