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Tor A. 舊arli
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Date: March 12, 2007 (Monday)
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
摘抄:
Abstract:
I shall argue that predication is the key to explaining the Extended Projection Principle (EPP), contrary to recent theories of \"EPP-denial\". Invoking the notion of predication to explain EPP effects has always been problematic because of the existence of expletive subjects, which is the reason why a primitive notion of syntactic predication has sometimes been proposed. However, I will show that this problem is overcome once the idea that predication is proposition formation is properly understood. Construing predication as proposition formation paves the way to an explanation of the EPP as an effect of genuine semantic predication, and thus the EPP gets a natural explanation in terms of conditions set by the Conceptual-Intentional interface, an appeal to a separate primitive notion of syntactic predication becoming obsolete. Some syntactic implications of my proposal are discussed.
About the speaker:
Tor A. 舊arli, Professor in Scandinavian linguistics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim since 1997. Current areas of interest: syntax and semantics, interfaces, comparative syntax, dialect syntax, language contact and change, SLA.
部分笔记:
Tor A. 舊arli 的讲座中提到了两种 predication:Semantic predication and syntactic predication, 从这两方面着手进行研究是当今的主流,autonomy of syntax 在他的研究中已经不出现了(在回答提问中指出)。
他认为 The subject requirement is explained by semantic predication, a subject must be licensed : (A) semantics--- Theta-role(T) (B) phonetics---Case (K)至少 要受到A、B其中一种的限制,所以 *It is fun[PRO to snow] 这个句子不合语法就可以用这一条解释,因为规则A和B都不能应用。不过汉语的现象给他的研究结论出了个难题,期待他后面的研究。
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