영어 존재문의 FSP = FSP in English Existential Sentence

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In this paper, I have provided a description of some properties of there-existential sentence in terms of FSP.
First of all, I have argued that the there in existential sentence can play the role of theme in that it has the properties of week syllable, closed-class lexical item and thematizer. These properties are the devices by which we lead our hearer or reader to recognize the place of information that we see as the high point of our message.
Secondly,. I have shown that the properties and restrictions in the more important additional types of existential sentence and the existential sentence with verbs other than be. The verbs other than be denoting 'existence' or 'emergence' are of lower communicative importance than the person, thing, event, whose emergence on the scene is being asserted.
Finally, I have analyzed in terms of definitensess the NP of the existential in the LEARN LOB Corpus. The data show that the proportion of the occurrence of indfinite NP at the post-verbal position is very high.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ.서론
• Ⅱ.존재문과 there
• Ⅲ.there 존재문
• Ⅳ.존재문과 한정성