Especially I show that Korean KU which originated from the morphological demonstrative
'that', instantiates a solid pattern of distribution of definiteness marker. Mainly focusing on the
semantico-pragmatic role of KU, the proposal comprises three main parts:(i) Given that
Korean employs distinct devices teased apart into uniqueness (ie referential use) and
familiarity (ie anaphoric use) in its definiteness system, I show that the effect of referential …