从对虚指词合并位置的调整简析最简方案亟待解决的问题  

On the Adjustment of the Merging Position of Expletives

作　　者：马志刚[1] 

机构地区：[1]广东外语外贸大学,广东广州510420

出　　处：《北京第二外国语学院学报》2010年第6期19-28,共10页Journal of Beijing International Studies University

基　　金：广东省哲学社会科学"十一五"规划项目(08YK-01)的阶段性成果;广东省"211工程"三期建设项目<全球化背景下的外国语言文学研究>子课题<从句法-语用接口角度解读二语习得问题>(项目编号:GDUFS211-1-056)

摘　　要：英语虚指词(it和there)通常被认为没有指称性,但在句子的推导过程中却起着重要作用。本文通过分析Chomsky(2005a,b;2006)对虚指词合并位置的调整指出,虚指词在句法理论的构建中还存在特征赋值模式不统一、多重一致关系存在冗余等问题。但最简方案在2005年后对虚指词合并位置的调整的确使得其理论内部的探针/目标一致关系达到更高的一致性。本文通过含有两个CP结构的例句对此作了说明。English expletives （it and there） play a crucial role in syntactic derivations, although they are usually considered to be non-referential. Chomsky（2O05a, b; 2006） put forward an adjustment of the merging position of expletives; an analysis of this adjustment reveals that further development of minimalist syntax is faced with overcoming the following inadequacies： diverging modes of feature valuation; redundancy in multiple agreement, etc. It is undeniable, however, that the adjustment of expletives＇merging position achieves greater uniformity in probe/goal relations in Minimalist Syntax, which is vividly demonstrated through the derivation of a sentence consisting of two CPs.

关 键 词：虚指词 合并 成分统制 探针 目标 一致 

分 类 号：H314.3[语言文字—英语]