從極小理論看台語的「敢」字句 作者:陳純音(國立臺灣師範大學英語系)、沈世忠(國立臺灣師範大學英語系)

卷期：43卷第1期
日期：1998年4月
頁碼：15-26
DOI：10.6210/JNTNULL.1998.43(1).02

摘要：

本文旨在應用杭士基教授(Chomsky, 1995)一九九五年的極小理論(Minimalist Program)分析台語的「敢」字句。文中提議台語的「敢」可視為一提升動詞(raising verb)，後接一呼應詞組(AGRSP)；此呼應詞在台語包含二個強烈屬性(strong features)：一是疑問記號([+Q])，另一式焦點記號([+focus])。因此二屬性之故，台語的「敢」須在邏輯層(LF)移至呼應詞之位置，此移位過程證實台語「敢」字移位屬第三型主要語移位(X0 movement)與其它語言不同，移位不可超過一大句子(CP)。此移位理論除能解釋台語的「敢」字句中之孤島效應(island effects)外，對台語的「敢」字句中的焦點訊息亦能提出適當之解說。

關鍵詞：「敢」字句、台語、極小理論、管轄約束理論

《詳全文》

A Minimalist Approach to the Kam Construction in Taiwanese Author: Chun-yin Doris Chen(Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University), Shih-chung Henry Shen(Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University)

Vol.&No.：Vol. 43, No.1
Date：April 1998
Pages：15-26
DOI：10.6210/JNTNULL.1998.43(1).02

Abstract：

The main purpose of this paper is to examine within the Minimalist Program (Chomsky, 1995) the kam sentences in Taiwanese and argue that kam should be considered as a raising verb taking an AGRsP as its complement. It is proposed that AGRs contains a strong feature, [+Q] (cf. Shen, 1997), so kam needs to move to AGRS for feature checking before Spell Out under the Economy Principle. It is claimed that X° movement should be classified into three types (cf. Rizzi, 1990), and Taiwanese is subject to the third type of X° movement. Furthermore, AGRs is assumed to have a [+focus] feature (cf. Ouhalla, 1992), which unlike [+Q], will be discharged to Spec of AGRSP via Spechead Checking, and hence a covert movement of XP to Spec of AGRsP for feature checking after Spell Out is motivated by Procrastinate. Finally, additional evidence from islandhood is found to support the present analysis.

Keywords：the Kam Construction, Taiwanese, Minimalist, GB Theory