汉语左移位话题和悬挂话题的制图分析

Cartographic analysis of the distribution of left dislocation topic and hanging topic in Mandarin Chinese

本文以名词短语和介词短语为例,探究汉语左移位话题和悬挂话题在左缘结构上的分布。研究发现,话题类型、短语类型和语义因素对于话题的分布都具有显著影响;左缘结构上左移位话题与悬挂话题的分布模式具体表现为:1)当两个短语分属不同类型的话题时,话题的排列顺序为:悬挂话题>左移位话题。2)当两个短语同为左移位话题时,要考虑到话题的短语类型及语义特征等因素。当它们同为名词短语且都与主句外题元的语义相容,或者同为介词短语且相互之间存在固定的时空次序时,其排列顺序会影响句子的语义解读。

Based on the previous analysis about the distribution of topics in the left periphery in Mandarin Chinese,this paper specifically reinvestigates the distribution of left dislocation topic and hanging topic in this domain with a cartographic approach. It is proved that not only topic types,but also phrase types and semantic element should be taken into consideration when determining the distribution of topics in the left periphery. It is argued that 1) the hanging topic is located in a higher position than the left dislocation topic regardless of the phrase type;2) when two left dislocation topics co-occur,some elements such as phrase types and semantic features have a critical effect on the order of the topics. When both the two NPs are compatible with the external argument or the two PPs have a temporal or spatial order between them,the order of the topics in the periphery is fixed.