Floated numeral classifiers in Korean: A non-derivational, functional account.

Highlights: [⿢] The VP-modifier approach can be a viable analysis for the account of FQs in Korean. [⿢] The FQ introduces new information in discourse. [⿢] The FQ sets off rheme in the thematic structure. [⿢] The functional view can offer an answer to four puzzles (e.g., subject/object asymmetry). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]