Why quantifiers float: A response to Kim (2013)

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Main author: Park, Chongwon
Other authors: Yeon, Jaehoon
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description The aim of this discussion article is twofold. First, we critically review Jong-Bok Kim’s (2013) proposal [Floated numeral classifiers in Korean: A non-derivational, functional account. Lingua 133, 189–212], articulating the strengths and weaknesses of his approach. Second, after identifying some crucial weaknesses of Kim’s proposal, we offer an alternative analysis of floated quantifiers (FQs), while maintaining the same goal set by Kim (2013). In doing so, we point out several challenges Kim’s analysis faces, primarily the adoption of the theme-rheme partition. We demonstrate that the theme-rheme division is orthogonal to the focus property FQs exhibit. Ultimately, we show that our criticism strengthens Kim’s analysis, as opposed to contradicting it.
format Journal Article
author Park, Chongwon
author_facet Park, Chongwon
Yeon, Jaehoon
authorStr Park, Chongwon
author_letter Park, Chongwon
author2 Yeon, Jaehoon
author2Str Yeon, Jaehoon
title Why quantifiers float: A response to Kim (2013)
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2022
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/37894/

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