《位移的限制——一种基于语段的方法》评介

An Introduction to and Review of Constraints on Displacement: A Phase-Based Approach

"语段"是目前生成语法研究的热门话题,是在最简方案框架下较具操作性的技术手段。《位移的限制——一种基于语段的方法》一书运用语段理论对语言中广泛存在的成分位移现象及其所受的限制进行了重新思考,对成分位移现象及其限制提出了新的认识。该书依照最简方案中关于构建语法理论的基本精神,用更加基本的原则推导出成分位移的限制,精简了语法系统,符合经济原则。

As an operational technical mechanism, phase is a hot topic in current studies in the field of generative grammar. Constraints on Displacement: A Phase-Based Approach is a monograph dedicated to the investigation of linguistic displacement that is widely attested, and the reconsideration of the constraints imposed on it. This book not only provides helpful suggestions for linguistic analysis by new mechanism, but also provides a novel perspective for the revisiting of the relevant theory. Additionally, this book achieves economy by deriving displacement and its constraints in terms of more basic principles, thus reducing the complexity of grammar.