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This research aims to explore how the absence of overt expression in Korean affects phonology, morphology, and orthography.

The Grammar of Absence: Structured Nonrealization in Korean Phonology, Morphology, and Orthography

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Examines nonovert realization in Korean, showing that absence can imply structural meaning.

This research aims to explore how the absence of overt expression in Korean affects phonology, morphology, and orthography.
Analyzed phonological behavior of lenis stop series to understand laryngeal contrast.
Investigated morphological structures related to topic omission and plural marking.
Examined the use of Hangul grapheme ‘ㅇ’ within orthographic contexts.
Context-sensitive realization shapes laryngeal contrast in Korean phonology.
Grammatical interpretation can occur without overt expression in morphology.
The Hangul grapheme ‘ㅇ’ illustrates structural representation despite absent phonetic realization.

Sang-Tae Kim (2026) studied this question.

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