最简方案下基于最大投射移位的英语被动句研究

A Maximal Projection-based Minimalist Inquiry into English Passives

英语被动句生成机制的标准化分析、附加语分析、右向操作分析和题元—传递等方案都不能满足强势最简命题对合并、一致、移位等句法操作的要求,而基于最大投射移位的偷渡分析方案可以跨越阻断句法关系的语障,进而使得长距离一致操作成为可能。考虑到题元指派的结构性限制,右向标示语分析和右向外置分析都不及移位操作更为优化,因此基于移位分析的偷渡分析法可以实现最简理念:将目标置于更大句法单位中,然后将外层句法单位移位到距离探针更近的结构位置上,从而使得内含的目标近距离实现格位指派。

As one of the core research topics in Generative Grammar, the mechanisms underlying the generation of English passives has been approached in Standard Analysis, Adjunct Analysis, Right Operation Analysis, and Them-Passing Analysis. In light of the inadequacy of these analyses, the Strong Minimalist Thesis requires that an updated version of Merge, Agree, and Move be proposed, so that barriers（phases） that block any syntactic relations can be crossed over, thereby making it possible to realize long distance agreement operation. Considering the structural constraints for theta-assignment, Movement analysis is far more optimal than Rightward-Specifier Analysis and Rightward- Extraposition Analysis. Thus, the movement-based Smuggling approach can better realize Minimalist Thesis： with the Goal embedded in a larger syntactic unit, it can be moved to a closer position to the Probe in syntactic structure, thereby rendering possible the case-assignment of the embedded Goal.