CP分裂假说与句子左边缘的详细结构

Split CP Hypothesis and the Fine Structure of Left Periphery of a Clause

传统的句法分析理论认为句子由CP、IP和VP三个最大投射构成。上世纪80年代末以来,句法学家提出IP、VP分裂假说。在此背景下,Rizzi提出了CP分裂假说。本文主要探讨CP分裂假说的理论基础、主要观点及其在英语语料分析中的运用。

The canonical syntactic theory holds that a clause is made up of three maximal projections, i.e. CP, IP and VP. Since the end of 1980s, syntacticians had put forth split IP hypothesis and split VP hypothesis. Under this background, Luigi Rizzi proposed split CP hypothesis. This paper discusses its theoretical foundation, main ideas and application in the analysis of English data.