对非宾格假设理论内涵和意义的再认识

The Theoretical Implications and Significance of the Unaccusativity Hypothesis Revisited

文章试图对非宾格假设的理论内涵和意义进行再度解读和认识。主要观点包括:1)动作和状态的对立是区分动词非作格、非宾格属性的语义基础,也是两类动词各次类共有的语义特点。2)不及物动词在非宾格、非作格属性上表现出普遍的不确定性,不可能也不应该在词汇层面上区分两类动词。3)从本质上讲,非宾格假设反映的是动词语义及句法表现之间的一致性,其理论意义正在于借助非宾格现象在语义和句法间架起一座桥梁。

This paper is a revisit of the theoretical implications and significance of the Unaccusativity Hypothesis. Major conclusions include: 1) The distinction between unaccusative and unergative verbs is based on the semantic contrast between ACT and STATE,which are shared respectively by subcategories of each type of verb; 2) As most intransitive verbs can behave either unergatively or unaccusatively,it is neither possible nor desirable to categorize a verb on a lexical base; 3) Essentially,the Unaccusativity Hypothesis is a demonstration of the correspondence betwen a verb's semantic features and its syntactic behaviors,and thus the theoretical significance of the Unaccusativity Hypothesis largely hinges on bridging the gap between syntax and semantics.