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It is generally accepted that the Phrase Impenetrability Condition (PIC) serves as an important instrument of the phase-based operational system in the minimalist framework. However, ever since its advent in Chomsky (1993), the PIC's actual formations have undergone significant refinements. More specifically, the PIC can be incorporated into two versions: PIC1 and PIC2. In this paper, I demonstrated that Floating Numeral Quantifier (FNQ) constructions in Korean could provide a good testing ground for a choice between two versions of the PIC. I showed that numerous problems germane to the conventional Locality accounts for the FNQs recur under the derivational patterns of the PIC1, but many of them, if not most or all, disappear under the operational systems of the PIC2. Along with these perspectives, I discussed some important arguments relevant to the two versions of PIC in this paper. After the discussion, I conclude this study with the claim that the arguments I made in this paper, if tenable, supply an important piece of empirical evidence supporting the present line of phase development.
