The Syntax of Chinese

The Syntax of Chinese

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A guide to Chinese syntax covering a broad variety of topics including categories, argument structure, passives and anaphora. The discussion of each topic sums up the key research results and provides new points of departure for further research

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huang, C.-T. James
Other Authors: Li, Y. -H. Audrey, Li, Yafei
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009
Edition:1st ed
Series:Cambridge Syntax Guides
Subjects:
Linguistics
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Categories
  • 1.1 Lexical categories
  • 1.1.1 Verbs and nouns - basic distinctions
  • 1.1.2 Localizers
  • 1.1.3 Adjectives
  • 1.1.4 Prepositions
  • 1.2 Functional categories
  • 1.2.1 [Fn]…
  • 1.2.2 [F] and the modifier-introducing de
  • 2 Argument structure
  • 2.1 Arguments and theta-roles
  • 2.1.1 Basic properties of theta-roles
  • 2.1.2 Chinese resultative compounds: a case study
  • 2.1.3 Compounds vs. phrases
  • 2.2 On the nature of theta-roles
  • 2.2.1 Theta-roles produced by the syntax
  • 2.2.1.1 Hale and Keyser's theory
  • 2.2.1.2 The critique
  • 2.2.2 What's in a verb?
  • 2.2.3 Squeezing a lexical foot into a functional shoe
  • 2.3 Sketching an alternative theory of theta-roles
  • 2.3.1 How a lexical entry contributes to the argument structure
  • 2.3.2 The theory
  • 2.3.3 Facts explained
  • 2.4 In place of a conclusion
  • 3 The verb phrase
  • 3.1 Adjuncts and complements
  • 3.2 Postverbal constituents
  • 3.2.1 Double objects and the structure of VP
  • 3.2.2 V-de
  • 3.2.3 Frequency/Duration Phrases (FP/DrP)
  • 3.2.3.1 FP/DrP as adjuncts to V
  • 3.2.3.2 A syntax-semantics mismatch
  • 3.3 Preverbal constituents
  • 3.3.1 Aspectual phrase
  • 3.3.2 Modals
  • 3.4 Summary
  • 4 Passives
  • 4.1 The Mandarin long passive
  • 4.1.1 Two competing traditions
  • 4.1.2 The analysis
  • 4.1.3 Further evidence for the NOP analysis
  • 4.1.3.1 Long-distance passives
  • 4.1.3.2 Island sensitivity
  • 4.1.3.3 The particle suo
  • 4.1.3.4 Resumptive pronouns
  • 4.2 The Mandarin short passive
  • 4.2.1 Against the Agent-deletion analysis
  • 4.2.1.1 Accessibility
  • 4.2.1.2 Chronology of emergence
  • 4.2.1.3 Obligatory null object
  • 4.2.1.4 Adverbial positions
  • 4.2.1.5 Long-distance possibilities
  • 4.2.1.6 The particle suo
  • 4.2.1.7 Resumptive pronouns
  • 4.2.2 Analysis of the short passive
  • 4.3 The analysis of indirect passives
  • 4.3.1 Direct vs. indirect passives
  • 4.3.2 The inclusive indirect passive
  • 4.3.3 The adversative passive
  • 4.4 Summary
  • 5 The ba construction
  • 5.1 ba and bei constructions
  • 5.2 What is ba ?
  • 5.2.1 The categorial status of ba
  • 5.2.2 The analysis of ba
  • 5.3 ba not a theta-role assigner
  • 5.3.1 ba and the subject
  • 5.3.2 ba and the post-ba NP
  • 5.4 Structures
  • 5.4.1 A preliminary analysis
  • 5.4.2 Revision
  • 5.5 "Affected
  • 5.6 Alternatives
  • 5.7 Summary
  • 6 Topic and relative constructions
  • 6.1 Topic structures
  • 6.1.1 Movement or not?
  • 6.1.2 Island conditions
  • 6.2 Relative structures
  • 6.2.1 Distribution and interpretation
  • 6.2.2 Movement
  • 6.2.3 Base generation
  • 6.2.4 Relative operator
  • 6.2.5 NP adjunction
  • 6.3 Gapless structures
  • 7 Questions
  • 7.1 yes-no questions
  • 7.2 Disjunctive questions
  • 7.3 A-not-A questions
  • 7.3.1 Three types of A-not-A questions
  • 7.3.2 A-not-A questions: a modular approach
  • 7.3.3 Explaining the differences
  • 7.3.4 VP-neg questions
  • 7.3.5 Summary
  • 7.4 wh-questions
  • 7.4.1 A movement approach to
  • 7.4.2 LF movement: some problems and alternatives
  • 7.4.3 LF Subjacency and pied-piping
  • 7.4.4 Non-movement and unselective binding
  • 7.5 Summary
  • 8 Nominal expressions
  • 8.1 The issues
  • 8.2 Projecting a DP - referential and quantity expressions
  • 8.2.1 Number expressions as indefinite and quantity expressions
  • 8.2.2 Quantity vs. indefiniteness
  • 8.2.2.1 Pronominal coreference/binding
  • 8.2.2.2 Scope
  • 8.2.3 Number phrase and determiner phrase
  • 8.2.4 Comparison with indefinite
  • 8.2.5 Comparison with
  • 8.2.6 Prohibition against an indefinite subject/topic
  • 8.2.7 Summary
  • 8.3 Order and constituency within a DP
  • 8.3.1 Demonstratives
  • 8.3.2 Pronouns
  • 8.3.3 Proper names
  • 8.3.4 Common nouns
  • 8.3.5 Not appositives or adverbials
  • 8.3.6 Summary
  • 8.4 Extension and revision: plurality
  • 8.4.1 Some puzzles about -men
  • 8.4.2 Plural feature as head of NumP
  • 8.4.3 Proper name
  • 8.5 Summary and some empirical complications
  • 8.5.1 Non-quantity indefinite nominals in subject position
  • 8.5.2 Non-root clauses, generic NPs
  • 9 Anaphora
  • 9.1 Binding Theory in Chinese
  • 9.1.1 Reflexives and Principle A
  • 9.1.2 Pronouns and Principle B
  • 9.1.3 Principles C and D
  • 9.2 The bare reflexive ziji
  • 9.2.1 Two approaches to the long-distance ziji
  • 9.2.1.1 The formal syntactic approach: ziji as an anaphor
  • 9.2.1.2 The discourse-functional approach: ziji as a logophor
  • 9.2.2 Logophoricity and anaphoricity
  • 9.2.2.1 The dual status of ziji
  • 9.2.2.2 Logophoric ziji: Source, Self, and Pivot
  • 9.2.2.3 Anaphoric ziji: locally bound
  • 9.2.3 Logophoricity: syntax and semantics
  • 9.3 Bound anaphora and donkey anaphora
  • 9.3.1 Pronouns in coreference or as bound variables
  • 9.3.2 Variable binding: scope, accessibility, and disjointness
  • 9.3.3 Indefinites and donkey anaphora
  • 9.3.3.1 Two approaches to donkey anaphora
  • 9.3.3.2 Two types of donkey sentences
  • 9.4 Summary and conclusion
  • References
  • Index

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