最简方案框架下的中间结构研究

On middle construction in the framework of the minimalist program

结合中间结构的结构特征和词汇观和句法观,中间动词是潜在的及物动词。基于Chom sky(1995)和Bowers(2002),中间结构的推导是受形态特征核查要求所驱动:功能语类Tr、Pr和T的φ特征吸引动词V和它们合并;Tr、Pr和T的EPP特征,Tr和T的格特征,吸引限定词组DP,通过循环移动方式,前移到它们标识语Spec位置。只有以上所有无解特征全部被核查,整个推导才算集合。在Tr和Pr的作用下,及物动词发生了变异:失去了分派外部题元角色和核查宾格的能力,内部题元只能前移到[Spec,TP]位置。

on the bases of the design features of the middle construction and two related Lexical and Syntactic Viewpoints, middle verbs are underlying transitives. Based on Chomsky （1995） and Bowers （2002）, middle formation is motivated by morphological feature checking necessity： φ -features of the functional categories, including Tr, Pr and T, attract V to merge with them. EPP feature of Tr, Pr and T and case features of T and Tr, attract DP to move upward and successive - cyclically to their Specs. Only after all these uninterpretabIe features have been checked, can the whole derivation convergc. Due to the functions of Tr and Pr in middle formation, the transitive is obviated, losing abilities to assign external theta role and check case feature of the internal argument, which accordingly has to move upward to [ Spec, TP].