日语致使句中NP2成分隐现的语义研究

Semantic Analysis of the Absence of NP2 in Japanese Causatives

在日语致使句中,存在必有论元NP2(被致使者)会发生隐现不在句中出现的特殊现象。本文对该现象进行了语义描写及分析。指出NP2隐现只发生在"使令"、"因果"两种语义类型中。前者要求动词为"主体动作客体变化"类,后者动词具有"与人的认知和感知相关"的语义特征。

In Japanese causatives, the obligatory causee NP2, un- der specific conditions, might not be present. This paper, aims to present the semantic descriptions and analyses of this phenome- non. It points out that the absence of NP2 only occurs in two se-mantic patterns, namely, the imperative-type and the resultative- type. The former type requires that the relevant verbs should have the features of indicating the action of the agent as well as the change-of-sate of the patient while the latter type requires that the relevant verbs should have semantic features of being relevant with human＇ s cognition and experience.