Korean Journal of English Language and Linguistics (한국영어학회지:영어학)
- Volume 1 Issue 1
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- Pages.59-79
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- 2001
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- 1598-1398(pISSN)
Categorial Properties of Korean EFL Learners′ Be.
한국인 영어 학습자의 “be”의 범주적 특성
Abstract
This paper examines syntactic categorial properties of “be” in Korean EFL beginners' utterances. Mainly based upon the acquisition data in Han (2000) and Shin (2000), it proposes that the so-called “S-be-X” construction is a projection of “underdeveloped” functional category F. The projection FP is different from other standard functional categories in that its head is not fully fledged.
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