摘要
本文从语义-句法界面分析汉语名词短语修饰成分"唯一"的用法特点,论证其语义功能及句法地位具有双重性。"唯一"从本质上说是一个排他性成分(exclusive),兼有属性关注(property-concerned)和指称关注(referent-concerned)两种用法。作为属性关注型排他性成分,"唯一"修饰所在名词短语的内涵,限定相关NP集合成员数目具有独一性,整个结构传递单个性(singleton-ness)解读。作为指称关注型排他性成分,"唯一"修饰所在名词短语的外延,总括目前语境下符合相关NP特征的全体成员(一个或多个均可),同时排除当下语境中还存在其他同类成员的可能性,整个结构传递全括性(inclusiveness)解读。"唯一"提供了一个有力例证,证明DP假设对无冠词型语言的名词短语同样具有很强的解释力。
This paper examines the characteristics of the prenominal modifier weiyi in Chinese from a semantics-syntax interface perspective,arguing for a dual role of its semantic function and syntactic status.It is proposed that weiyi is in essence an exclusive,which could be either property-concerned or referent-concerned.As a property-concerned exclusive,weiyi modifies the intension of the nominal phrase,restricting the number of the members included in the set denoted by the NP to be one;therefore,the whole expression exhibits a"singleton-ness"reading.As a referent-concerned exclusive,weiyi modifies the extension of the nominal phrase,exclusively including all the members that satisfy the property described by the NP,as well as excluding possible alternatives in the given context;as a result,the whole expression exhibits an"inclusiveness"reading.Based on this,this paper shows that the DP Hypothesis is explanatorily powerful in capturing the properties of nominal phrases in article-less languages.
出处
《世界汉语教学》
CSSCI
北大核心
2021年第2期192-205,共14页
Chinese Teaching in the World
基金
国家社科基金重大项目“生成语法的汉语研究与新时代汉语语法理论创新”(18ZDA291)资助
