Kim, Jong-Bok. 2010. Two Types of So-Inversion: So Similar but Quite Different. Korean Journal of Linguistics, 35-3, 591-611. The English so-inversion construction places the expression so in the pre-auxiliary position followed by the subject. In the traditional analysis, the auxiliary preceding the subject has been taken to undergo the I-to-C movement. However, complication arises with the possibility of having a cluster of auxiliary verbs in the C position or leaving a VP (or remnants) after the subject. In this paper, we claim that there are in fact two different types of so-inversion, which behave alike in many respects but are quite different. We show that these two types, called SAI so-inversion and Focus so-inversion, respectively, are licensed due to the possible mapping relations between form and function. (Kyung Hee University)
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Abstract 1. Basic Properties 2. VP Preposing and Pro-verb Analysis 3. VP Ellipsis and Adverbial Analysis 4. Two Different Types: A Construction-based Perspective 5. Conclusion References