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Kim, Sun-Hee. 2010. Null Arguments and the Theory of pro. Korean Journal of Linguistics, 35-3, 563-590. The purpose of this paper is to understand the properties of null arguments in the light of current theories of pro-drop and to show what the status of the null arguments is. This paper thus argues that null arguments both in subject and object positions can be best identified as a pro at least in languages like Korean and Japanese, no matter what grammatical roles they have in a sentence. It will also suggest that pro is allowed to the extent that its content is recoverable and that the resolution of pro is determined by the systematic interaction of syntax, semantics and pragmatics. (Seoul Women's University)
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1. Introduction
2. Properties and Theoretical Issues
3. The Status of Null Arguments
3.1 Null Object as a Variable
3.2 Agr, rather than pro
3.3 The VP-deletion Analysis
3.4 The NP-deletion Analysis
3.5 The pro Analysis Back Again
4. Residual Problems and Concluding Remarks
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