| 초록 |
Kang, Arum (2025). Embedded high negation polar questions in Korean: Constraints and interaction with attitude predicates. The Linguistic Association of Korea Journal, 33(1), 1-22. This study examines the semantic and pragmatic properties of High Negation Polar Questions (HNPQs) embedded within attitude predicates in Korean. Unlike standard yes/no questions, HNPQs exhibit speaker bias. Our analysis shows that HNPQs naturally combine with rogative predicates but are incompatible with veridical responsive predicates, which presuppose the truth of the embedded proposition, creating a semantic conflict with the biased expectation encoded by HNPQs. Furthermore, while nonveridical responsive predicates can syntactically embed HNPQs, they weaken or neutralize the inherent speaker bias due to their epistemic modal nature. Additionally, moru- not know exhibits both an ignorance reading and an epistemic modal interpretation when combined with HNPQs, leading to distinct Logical Forms. By integrating possible worlds semantics and commitment space theory, this study clarifies the interaction between negation, interrogativity, and attitude predicates in Korean. The findings contribute to a broader understanding of embedded polar questions and speaker bias, with implications for cross-linguistic analysis. |
