摘要
自《句法结构》问世以来,生成语法就以解释充分性作为其追求的最高目标。20世纪80年代的原则参数理论(PPT)已经具有很强的解释力,但20世纪90年代的最简方案(MP)更是超越了PPT。英语例外格结构及相关非限定小句分析的变化说明,MP的解释所涵盖的语言现象更广而且更具有一致性。
Generative Grammar has taken explanatory adequacy as an ultimate goal of linguistic theories ever since the publication of Syntactic Structures. PPT developed in 1980s can give good explanation to many linguistic phenomena, but MP in 1990s is even stronger in terms of explanatory adequacy. The analysis of English ECM structures and other non-finite clauses is a good example in showing that MP can explain more linguistic data, and its explanation is unitary at that.
出处
《北京交通大学学报（社会科学版）》
2005年第2期75-80,共6页
Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University(Social Sciences Edition)
基金
北京交通大学"十五"专项科技基金(RWJ04022)。
