A Study on the Empty Categories in Conceptual Structure

概念结构中的空范畴研究

• 批准号: 15520257
• 负责人: INOUE Kazuko
• 金额: $ 1.22万
• 依托单位: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 2003 至 2005
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/en/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-15520257/
• 关键词: Conceptual Structure; Empty Categories; Obligatory Control; Arbitrary Control; PRO; English Sound Emission Verbs; TO-Infinitive Object Complement Constructions; Middle Construction; 意味表示; 統語表示; PROobl; Minimal Distance Principle; PROarb; 行為動詞

It is proposed in Inoue (2001a, b) that there are two kinds of empty categories in conceptual structure : (i)α, β, γ... and (ii)φ. The former is like PRO_<obl> in that it obligatorily requires an antecedent, while the latter is like PRO_<arb> in that it requires no specific reference. The purpose of this research project is twofold. One is to argue for the presence of these categories in terms of the analyses of English sound emission verbs, verbs force and promise with to-infinitive complements and middle verb construction. The other is to explore the relationship between these categories and the syntactic ones.The results obtained through this research project are the following :1. Regarding sound emission verbs, these action verbs can be represented as causal events in terms of the analysis based on these empty categories, thereby making it possible to account for the occurrence of these verbs with optional Source/Goal expressions, the relationships of these verbs to their corresponding cognate object and give a V constructions, etc.2. The subject and object control phenomena of the to-infinitive complements, hitherto investigated on the syntactic level, can appropriately be dealt with in terms of the analysis employing empty category (i).3. The analysis of the middle construction in terms of empty category (ii) can not only account for the various properties of the construction including its genericity, stativity and affectedness condition but also related constructions such as "pseudo-middles."4. Regarding the relationship of these two categories to the syntactic ones, these investigations lead to the following assumption that obligatory and optional control phenomena on the syntactic level constitute subsets of the phenomena involving categories (i) and (ii), respectively on the semantic level.

在Inoue（2001a，b）中提出，概念结构中有两种空类别：（i）α，β，γ...和（ii）φ。前者就像pro_ <obl>一样，因为它必须具有先决条件，而后者就像pro_ <ARB>，因为它不需要特定的参考。该研究项目的目的是双重的。一种是主张这些类别的存在，以英语声音发射动词，动词力和承诺的分析，并以实质性的完成和中间动词构建。另一个是探索这些类别与句法之间的关系。通过该研究项目获得的结果如下：1。关于声音发射动词，这些动作动词可以根据这些空类别的分析表示为毒品事件，从而使这些动词具有可选的源/目标表达式，这些动词可以说明这些动词的出现，这些动词与他们相应的同源对​​象之间的关系并给出了V构造等。2。迄今对句法水平进行了研究的主题和对象控制现象，可以通过使用空类别（i）.3的分析进行适当处理。在空构建（II）方面对中间结构的分析不仅可以说明构造的各种特性，包括其通用性，状态和受影响的条件，还可以说明“伪中间”等相关的结构。4。关于这两个类别与句法的关系，这些研究导致了以下假设，即在语义水平上，对句法水平的强制性和可选控制现象分别构成了涉及类别（i）和（ii）的子集。

项目成果

An Exploration into Action : The Case of English Sound Emission Verbs

行动探索:英语发声动词案例

• 发表时间: 2004
• 期刊: Studies in Language and Culture 30
• 作者: 井上 和子;Kazuko Inoue;井上 和子;Kazuko Inoue
• 通讯作者: Kazuko Inoue

Semantic Representation and Obligatory Control

语义表示和强制控制

• 发表时间: 2005
• 期刊: Studies in Language and Culture 31
• 作者: 井上 和子;Kazuko Inoue
• 通讯作者: Kazuko Inoue

意味表示と義務的コントロール

语义表示和强制控制

• 发表时间: 2005
• 期刊: 言語文化研究 31
• 作者: 井上 和子