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An, Duk-Ho. 2013. An Elaboration of An’s (2012b) Analysis of MAP and NPE: A Reply to Lee (2012). Korean Journal of Linguistics, 38-1, 173-196. In An (2012b), I examine a construction in Korean which superficially resembles NP-ellipsis, a phenomenon which is usually assumed to be unavailable in the language. I argue there that on closer scrutiny, the phenomenon in question shows properties not typical of NP-ellipsis and, thus, should be analyzed differently. In other words, the construction should not be taken as evidence for the existence of NP-ellipsis in Korean. In his recent critique of the discussion in An (2012b), Lee (2012) takes issue with some particular details of the analysis proposed there. In response to this, I discuss in this paper the issues Lee raises and show that they are not genuine problems. Crucially, the main point of the discussion in An (2012b) stands the same—that is, the construction in question may not be regarded as evidence for the existence of NPE in Korean. (Konkuk University)