中動結(jié)構(gòu)副詞效應(yīng)的特征核查分析

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AFeature-checking Analysis of the Adverbial Effect in the Middle Construction WEI Chaofeng
(School ofForeignStudies,Anhui Normal University,Wuhu,Anhui241OO2,China)
Abstract:Genericity-checking is the key toexplaining the adverbial efect in the middle construction.Comparing empirical evidenceand folowing thePhase Theory,ithasbeen found thatthegenericity featurefallson the T head;since Tin middleshas tocheck its interpretablefeature iF[IMPERr]Soas tobe transferredto thesemantic interfaceandget itsgenericreading,English middles,duetoitsunvaluedT,requiresvaluation throughagoalwithin thephase of T,i.e.theadverb.On theotherhand,modals,negationand focal elements have theircorrsponding interpretable featurealreadyvalued whileenteringthe syntax,and thereforenoadverb isneeded for valuation.To conclude,thefeature-checking approach providesasyntacticanalysis of theadverbial effect in middlesand its compensatory relation to modals,and asaresult ofabandoning pure semantic representation,embraces the minimalist research tradition.
KeyWords:middle construction;adverbial effect;feature-checking;valuation
中動結(jié)構(gòu)(TheMiddleConstruction)是一種動詞受事作語法主語但動詞采用主動形式的特殊結(jié)構(gòu),如"Bureaucratsbribeeasily”“Thecarwon't start”。(剩余12833字)