Parallel Merge: The Theory and Its Account of Ultra-local Phenomena

doi:10.12002/j.bisu.475

Abstract

Abstract:

Ultra-local syntactic structures are very common crosslinguistically and there is no consensus on how to analyze them in a unified way. Parallel merge (PM) theory provides such an opportunity. The paper firstly introduces the main idea of this theory and key factors involved in the derivation of sentences given PM. It is then shown that the four cross-linguistic ultra-local structures can be novely and successfully accounted for by following the PM approach, including right-node raising constructions, amalgamated sentences, serial verb constructions, and appositive constructions. Lastly, it is demonstrated that the ultra-local phenomena in Mandarin Chinese, such as the appositional construction, can also be explained using this approach.

Keywords: Locality; Island constraint; multi-dominance; sharing; right node raising; serial verb construction; parallel merge

摘要：

超局部性结构是跨语言常见的句法现象，学术界对如何解释这一现象争议不断。平行合并理论为解释这类现象提供了新视角。本文首先介绍平行合并的内涵和句法生成中的关键环节，然后讨论对4类超局部性现象的新解释：右节点提升结构、杂糅句、连动式以及同位语结构，最后讨论此类研究给汉语超局部性现象尤其是同位语结构研究带来的启示。

关键词: 局部性, 孤岛限制, 多统辖, 共享, 右节点提升, 连动句, 平行合并

CLC Number:

H0-06

Ye Kuang. Parallel Merge: The Theory and Its Account of Ultra-local Phenomena[J]. Journal of Beijing International Studies University, 2023, 45(5): 33-49.

叶狂. 平行合并与超局部性现象研究[J]. 北京第二外国语学院学报, 2023, 45(5): 33-49.

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