Korean complementizers and clause-embedding verbs

Korean embeds a clause in three ways: a bare clause in the declarative ending -ta followed by the connective -ko; a -ta-clause under the adnominal ending -nun and the light noun kes 'thing'; and a bare adnominal clause under kes. The three endings are complementizer entries, kes a word, and the matrix verbs of Bondarenko's Korean data verb entries; her assignment of -ta to the Cont head and of -nun and -ko to allomorphs of Comp is the matter of Studies/Bondarenko2022.lean.

References

• [BAM18]
• [Bon22]

Clause-typing morphemes

def Korean.Complementizers.ta : Complementizer

-ta, the declarative ending, on finite verbs and on bare embedded clauses (ilk-ess-ta-ko).

Equations

• Korean.Complementizers.ta = { morphs := [Morphology.Morph.suff "ta"], types := Clause.Selection.only Clause.SentenceType.declarative, verbForm := some UD.VerbForm.Fin }

def Korean.Complementizers.nun : Complementizer

-nun, the adnominal ending, which turns a clause into a noun modifier and under kes 'thing' yields a nominalized complement.

Equations

• Korean.Complementizers.nun = { morphs := [Morphology.Morph.suff "nun"], verbForm := some UD.VerbForm.Part, licenser := some Complementizer.Licenser.nominal }

def Korean.Complementizers.ko : Complementizer

-ko, the connective ending on bare embedded clauses, adjacent to the verb.

Equations

• Korean.Complementizers.ko = { morphs := [Morphology.Morph.suff "ko"], verbForm := some UD.VerbForm.Conv, licenser := some Complementizer.Licenser.verbal }

def Korean.Complementizers.complementizers : List Complementizer

The clause-typing inventory.

Equations

• Korean.Complementizers.complementizers = [Korean.Complementizers.ta, Korean.Complementizers.nun, Korean.Complementizers.ko]

The light noun kes

def Korean.Complementizers.kes : Morphology.Word

kes 'thing', the light noun under adnominal clauses.

Equations

• Korean.Complementizers.kes = { form := "kes", cat := UD.UPOS.NOUN }

Matrix verbs

def Korean.Complementizers.yukamsulewehayta : Verb

yukamsulewehay-ta 'regret', a stative negative preference.

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def Korean.Complementizers.mitta : Verb

mit-ta 'believe', a stative non-veridical doxastic.

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def Korean.Complementizers.sayngkakhata : Verb

sayngkakha-ta 'think', a non-veridical doxastic activity.

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def Korean.Complementizers.haysekhata : Verb

haysekha-ta 'interpret'.

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def Korean.Complementizers.selmyenghata : Verb

selmyengha-ta 'explain', which takes its clause as a theme argument.

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