PRAGMATIC FACTORS AFFECTING CASE MARKERS DROP IN KOREAN
The examples of the drop of case markers mainly for direct cases are given and the the phenomenon of the drop of case markers in the Korean language is considered. Referential, communicative, and other pragmatic/ non-syntactical factors causing such drop are studied. These factors are not only valid for Korean but also for a big numer of typologicallly divergent languages.
Keywords: case marker, drop, pragmatics, morphology, syntax, communicative structure
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