功能语段视域下边界成分推导和解释探析

Functional Phase Approach to Peripherial Sequence Derivation and Interpretations

本文结合信息结构和表征理论(RT)梳理了量化话题和焦点,在语段理论视阈和推导下探究了边界信息结构以及事件与语段功能边界。汉语等语言的话题、焦点成分都可在表达信息结构属性的CP语段左边界中解释,信息结构具有普遍性。信息结构(IS)对有限定语的量化语句产生语义效应。证实了结构的层次"L-标记"集。功能语段模式允准主题特征与焦点特征触发边界推导。信息结构由语序和韵律显著性标记;事件结构与功能层次互动。话题化存在递归CP语段分解。旨在探索话题/焦点解释调用的句法—概念系统—信息结构—语篇互动的接口关联。

This article investigates quantificational topics and foci combined with information structure and representational theory. And particularly under phase theory we make a further inquiry into peripheral information structure, events and functional phase edges. The research herein shows that Chinese topics together with the topics and foci in Indo-European languages can be incorporated into the left edges of CP phases representing information-structure properties, and additionally that information structure presents cross-linguistic universality. Information structure produces semantic effects on sentences with QNPs modified by determiners. It testifies the L-marked set of structural levels. Functional phase model can license [+topic] and [+foc] edge features triggering peripheral derivations. IS can be marked by word order and prosodic prominence. And event structure can interact with functional layers. Topicalization and informational focalization as grammatical operations follow inclusiveness condition, and are also driven by pragmatic convergent conditions. Functional phases CP and v P domains show similarities in the periphery of clauses whereby hanging topics get full interpretation. Topicalization involves recursive phasal decompositions. The paper aims to explore the interactive interface relations of syntax-CS-IS-discourse invoked for the interpretations of topics and foci.