Two types of plurals and numeral classifiers in classifier languages: the case of Korean

This paper explores two types of plurals and their co-occurrence relationships with numeral classifiers in Korean. It proposes a split-head plural analysis, namely, a group plural marked with -huy or -ney as the realization of an n head and a sum plural with -tul as the realization of a Cl head that subsequently head-raises to a Num head. Moreover, potential ambiguous structures for numeral classifiers are proposed, merging as either syntactic heads or modifiers. Provisioned with the analyses, the full paradigm of Korean plurals regarding permissions or restrictions on co-occurrences with numeral classifiers can successfully be accounted for, while the same is not true for the alternative modifying plural analysis.