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In this paper, I have presented some properties of FQs in Korean, the implication pointed by connectivity effects would seem to be : (i) there exist syntactic structure inside ellipsis sites, but it is unpronounced. (ii) Remnants in FQs in Korean are considered as a Contrastive Topic. In accordance with Takita et al. (2016), den Dikken (2008), and Ko (2011), I propose there exist a functional head H mediating the remnant (Contrastive Topic) and elided material in FQs in Korean that can salvage remnants from labeling failure at narrow syntax (NS). I also scrutinized to explore the nature of the interaction between narrow syntax (NS) and two interfaces with the goal of achieving an explanation of how elided FQ is realized. In Chomsky (2013, 2015), every syntactic object needs to be labeled for interpretation at the interfaces since those labels play certain roles in semantic and phonological computations. This paper aims to present the possibility that ellipsis should be licensed in narrow syntax. Furthermore, labels play a crucial role in ellipsis phenomena, specially in FQ in Korean.

In this talk, we review Chang’s (2017) article on the split VP hypothesis that the VP headed by a transitive verb such as read an ebook splits into at least two layers: VP core and v*P shell. In this article, it is argued that the verb-final account for the VP core such as [read [an ebook <read>]] should be equally valid, compared with the verb-intial standard such as [read [<read> an ebook]], as long as we pursue the fundamental minimalist assumption that merge is an unordered set operation (Chomsky 1995), that is, if there is no ordering of merged elements in a set such as {α, β}. It is also shown that the former approach may outperform the latter, at the very least within the v*P domain, particularly with regard to the syntactic alternation of English phrasal verbs and their gapping in coordinate clauses. In this regard, we touch on the literature which supports the V-final VP core hypothesis, including Chang (2016), Edelstein (2020), van Gelderen (2013) and Sportiche (2005). In this talk, we also look at another idea of Chang’s (2017) that the V-final VP core is derived from what is called a ‘synthetic noun-verb (N-V) compound verb’ (e.g. [ebook read] for ebook reading and ebook reader ). Then, we discuss what kinds of data could support this hypothesis.

As the digital world has been rapidly expanded by human interaction, digital discourses, which are language patterns occurring in digitally mediated interactions, can be useful for language learning and teaching. By learning the patterns of digital discourses, L2 learners engage with extended communities beyond traditional academic domains, explore critical cultural and political practices, and examine cultural and interpersonal phenomena(Skyes, 2019). Using data gathered from online movie review sites to identify the digital discourse patterns of movie comments, this paper explores the characteristics of English and Korean comments on the movie Parasite, comparing the two in terms of each characteristic. The results show significant disparities between English and Korean comments due to linguistic and cultural differences. This suggests that L2 learners engage with the target culture when building L2 competence and that exploring the digital discourse patterns of movie comments can be considered valuable in the language classroom.