Voice restructuring in Korean psych adjectives: NOM-ACC case alternation without long object movement

A subset of Korean psych adjectives allows the embedded object to alternate between nominative and accusative case. This presentation argues that this case alternation reflects a difference in Voice structure. The nominative construction contains a deficient VoiceR (Restructuring Voice head) without an embedded PRO, whereas the accusative construction contains a full VoiceP with PRO. Under a dependent case analysis, this structural difference derives the NOM-ACC alternation and also accounts for the different scope interpretations of the two constructions, including the anti-reconstruction effect with nominative objects. Ultimately, I argue that the effects of Voice restructuring can arise even in the absence of long object movement. The Korean data suggest that object case alternation should be considered as part of the broader typology of Voice restructuring.