话题链的句法地位及生成机制研究
On the Syntactic Nature and Generative Mechanism of Chinese Topic Chains
DOI: 10.12677/ML.2023.112053, PDF,    科研立项经费支持
作者: 张培翠, 孙文统：河南大学外语学院，河南 开封
关键词: 话题链；句法地位；生成机制；多重支配；关涉性投射；Topic Chains； Syntactic Nature； Generative Mechanism； Multi-Dominance； Ab (Outness) Projection
摘要: 汉语话题链的结构形式和范畴类型问题在学界一直存在着争议。以往的研究大多从语篇层面对汉语话题链展开研究，较少关注其句法构造及推导过程。本文尝试从形式句法学的角度对汉语话题链的句法属性进行界定，并通过形式化的手段揭示汉语话题链的结构形式及生成机制。汉语话题链在本质上属于多重支配结构，各评述性小句通过关涉性投射进行结构维系。链话题通过外部合并、平行合并和内部合并等方式显性地出现在话题链的首位，运算推导满足合并操作的二元限制条件。
Abstract: No universal agreement exists as to the syntactic structure and category types of Chinese topic chains. Previous studies are primarily discourse-oriented, with relatively less attention paid to the syntactic configuration and derivation procedures of Chinese topic chains. This paper tries to define the syntactic attribute and explores the structural forms and generative mechanism of such structures from the perspective of formal syntax. Chinese topic chains are multi-dominant structures in essence and its comment clauses are linked by aboutness Projections. The chain topic makes appearance on the initial position in topic chains through such operating means as external merge, parallel merge and internal merge, and the derivation procedure complies with the Binarity Constraint imposed on merge.
文章引用：张培翠, 孙文统. 话题链的句法地位及生成机制研究[J]. 现代语言学, 2023, 11(2): 370-382. https://doi.org/10.12677/ML.2023.112053

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