Abstract:

Although widely used, the licensing conditions for nominal independent clauses remain unresolved. The grounding theory provides a new analytical approach to solving this problem. Based on this theory, the concept of “quasi-grounding elements” for Chinese nominal independent clauses is proposed in the present study, and the licensing conditions as well as the cognitive motivations for different subtypes of nouns have been explored. The main research findings are as follows: Firstly, the licensing condition for a monosyllabic proper noun is that it should be grounded with quasi-grounding elements such as a title, and the licensing condition for an individual noun is influenced by the means of construal. Secondly, material, abstract and collective nouns cannot stand alone in the same way as a sentence does, except if they are in the form of boundarization or appear in the modifier-head construction. The novelty of this study is that it not only solves the long-standing problems regarding the licensing conditions for nominal independent clauses, but also contributes to the exploration of licensing conditions for other parts of speech.

Keywords: nominal independent clauses; quasi-grounding elements; grounding; licensing conditions

摘要：

名词性独语句在语言表达中使用广泛，然而关于其允准条件的研究却尚未取得突破性进展。情境植入理论为解决该问题提供了新的视角。基于情境植入理论，本研究提出汉语名词性独语句“准情境植入成分”的概念，并在此基础上对名词不同次类准入独语句的条件限制及其认知理据进行分析。研究发现：单音节专有名词准入独语句需植入称谓等准情境成分；个体名词准入独语句受识解方式影响；物质名词、抽象名词与集合名词准入独语句的共性为有界化或植入准情境成分使其偏正化。本研究的结果有助于解决名词性独语句的允准条件问题，也为探究其他词性独语句的允准条件提供了借鉴。

关键词: 名词性独语句, 准情境植入成分, 情境植入, 允准条件