The distribution of DPs without abstract case: a view from default case

The purpose of this paper is to propose two types of nominal licensing conditions that capture the distribution of DPs with or without abstract Case. In the first half, attention will focus in particular on the examples in Korean, in which DPs can sometimes appear Caseless (Y. Kim 1998; Ahn & Cho 2007, 2009; among others). In relation to the discussion of nominal licensing, the definition of default case will be made clear in accordance with the assumptions offered by Schütze (2001) and McFadden (2007). Finally, I will provide intriguing consequences for the empirical facts in Turkish.