中动句及物性的最简句法研究  

A Minimalist Syntactic Account of Middle Constructions' Transitivity

作　　者：王和玉[1] 

机构地区：[1]广东工业大学外国语学院,广东广州510006

出　　处：《浙江外国语学院学报》2015年第2期40-47,共8页Journal of Zhejiang International Studies University

基　　金：广东省哲学社会科学十二五规划项目(GD14XWW18);广东工业大学博士启动基金(15ZS0010)

摘　　要：及物性是谓语的句法属性,由轻动词v上的题元特征决定。中动语态概念有待论证,因为语态标记实质上体现的是谓语及物性的差异。及物性更适合三分:有[u A u C]题元特征的v决定其谓语的高及物性,只带[u C]或[u A]题元特征的v决定其谓语的低及物性,而无题元特征的v决定了其谓语的非及物性。中动谓语中v不含[u A]特征,故不允准施事外论元;但其[u C]特征允准致事外论元合并在spec-v P位置,是低及物性谓语。不同语言对及物性高低和有无的敏感程度不一,采用的形态标记也不一致,导致了中动句的跨语言变异现象。以及物性消解语态概念,理论上简化了语法构件,经验上合理解释了中动句的句法语义表现。Minimalism reconstructs theta roles as theta features on predicate verbs. As a syntactic property of predicates,transitivity is defined by theta features on the light verb. To establish its syntactic role in licensing the external argument of agent and / or cause,we reconstruct the light verb into binary [u A（ gent） ]and / or [u C（ ause） ]theta features. According to this hypothesis,a [u A u C]-featured v licenses an agentplus-cause external argument and determines high-transitivity of the relevant predicate; a [u A]/[u C]-featured v licenses merely the external argument of agent / cause and determines low transitivity of a predicate; a null-theta-featured v licenses no external argument,thus intransitivity of a predicate. The [u C]-featured v in middle predicates defines its low transitivity. Sensitivity to（ in） transitivity or high / low transitivity varies with languages,and different morphological markers are employed to indicate transitivity,thus the cross-linguistic variations of middle predicates.

关 键 词：中动句 及物性 题元特征 

分 类 号：H314.3[语言文字—英语]