名词短语的内部结构及其句法实现

Internal Structure and Syntactic Realization of Nominal Phrases

简明短语结构下线性化的要求取消了名词短语结构中的中间投射,并加入了轻名词n这一功能语类。通过对英语动名词与名词短语在句子中的分布可以看出,线性化理论驱使了动名词中简单名词至动词之前的移位以及做主宾语的名词短语至限定词短语的进一步投射。这样限定词短语假设得到修正,是否产生限定词短语投射这一操作不是必须的,它取决于名词短语在句中是否为承担题元角色的论元。

The need for linearization under Bare Phrase Structure theory cancels intermediate projection of nominal phrases,and adds a functional projection of little n,the light noun to it.Through the English gerund construction and distribution of nominal expressions in sentences,it can be seen that linearization drives the bare noun in gerund to move to the front of the verb,and subject and object nouns to project further to determiner phrase.The DP hypothesis is modified.The need for DP projection is not compulsory,and it depends on whether the nominals are arguments taking on thematic roles.