On Controlled Subjects in Jussive Complements in Korean

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This paper aims to examine the nature of null subjects as well as the range of overt subjects available in the so-called jussive complements in Korean. Specifically, this paper addresses the following two questions: (i) What is the categorial status of controlled subjects in jussive complements?; and (ii) Why can overt subjects be allowed in place of null subjects in jussive complements? I argue that the controlled null subject is pro, which can alternate with a lexical subject, and also suggest that the jussive complements can be defined as subjunctive clauses, which allow for the presence of overt subjects across languages. Furthermore, this paper provides a formal analysis of how the null and overt subjects in the jussive complements are referentially connected to the matrix argument(s).