Heejeong Ko

Publications
Influence

Article Semantics in L2 Acquisition: The Role of Specificity

T. Ionin, Heejeong Ko, K. Wexler
Computer Science
1 January 2004

We examine L2 learners' ability to acquire a new value for a semantic parameter-the Article Choice Parameter. Expand

Asymmetries in Scrambling and Cyclic Linearization

Heejeong Ko
Mathematics
Linguistic Inquiry
1 February 2007

I argue that linear order in constructions with scrambling is constrained by Cyclic Linearization of syntactic structure at the interface, and I show that this proposal provides a unified account for… Expand

Syntax of Why-in-situ: Merge Into [SPEC,CP] in the Overt Syntax

Heejeong Ko
Sociology
1 November 2005

This paper proposes that ‘why’ in wh-in-situ languages (Korean, Japanese, and Chinese) is directly merged into [Spec,CP] of the clause it modifies. This proposal not only captures long-standing… Expand

That’s not so different from the: Definite and demonstrative descriptions in second language acquisition

T. Ionin, S. Baek, Eunah Kim, Heejeong Ko, K. Wexler
Psychology
1 January 2012

This article investigates how adult Korean-speaking learners of English interpret English definite descriptions (the book, the books) and demonstrative descriptions (that book, those books). Korean… Expand

Syntactic edges and linearization

Heejeong Ko
Computer Science
2005

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2005. Expand

The Role of Presuppositionality in the Second Language Acquisition of English Articles

Heejeong Ko, T. Ionin, Ken Wexler
Psychology
Linguistic Inquiry
16 April 2010

This article investigates the role of presuppositionality (defined as the presupposition of existence) in the second language (L2) acquisition of English articles. Building upon the proposal in… Expand

Predication and edge effects

Heejeong Ko
Computer Science
16 July 2011

This paper investigates the properties of syntactic edges, with special attention being paid to two central issues in cyclic syntax: the domain and the nature of cyclicity. Expand

Backward Object Control in Korean

Philip J. Monahan, Heejeong Ko, +4 authors E. Kim
Computer Science
2003

Optional Scrambling Is Not Random: Evidence from English-Ukrainian Acquisition

Roksolana Mykhaylyk, Heejeong Ko
Computer Science
2011

In this chapter, we investigate the role of specificity in the acquisition of a ‘free-word-order’, article-less language – Ukrainian. Expand

Remarks on Right Dislocation Construction in Korean: Challenges to bi-clausal analyses* 1)

Heejeong Ko
Mathematics
2014

Ko, Heejeong. (2014). Remarks on Right Dislocation Construction in Korean: Challenges to bi-clausal analyses. Language Research, 50.2, 275-310. This paper investigates the syntax and semantics of… Expand

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