Double nominative constructions in Korean*
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This paper considers the notorious Double Nominative Constructions (DNCs) found in Korean, and argues that these constructions are derived from a locative construction. Based on Freeze (1992) and Perlmutter (1978), I will show that the derivation in Korean DNCs is the same as that found in English possessive, existential and locative sentences (see Fillmore (1968), Kuno (1971) and Lyons (1967) for details). The DNCs seem to have a relationship with the following three kinds of structures: first, possessive constructions, second, locative existential constructions, and third, ergative constructions, as exemplified below:
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