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| Title | Linking agentive objects in Mandarin Chinese |
| Creator | One-Soon Her |
| Key Words | mapping linking argument-function mismatch theta-criterion extent argument realization suppression inversion LMT |
| Date | 2007 |
| Date Issued | 3-Oct-2008 10:38:35 (UTC+8) |
| Summary | This paper is concerned with the problem of argument-function mismatch observed in the apparent subject-object inversion in Chinese consumption verbs, e.g., chi `eat` and he `drink`, and accommodation verbs, e.g., zhu `live` and shui `sleep`. These verbs seem to allow the linking of [agent-SUBJ theme-OBJ] as well as [agent-OBJ theme-SUBJ], but only when the agent is also the semantic role denoting the measure or extent of the action. The account offered is formulated within LFG`s lexical mapping theory. Under the simplest and also the strictest interpretation of the one-to-one argument-function mapping principle (or the theta-criterion), a composite role such as ag-ext receives syntactic assignment via one composing role only. One-to-one linking thus entails the suppression of the other composing role. Apparent subject-object inversion occurs when the more prominent agent role is suppressed and thus allows the less prominent extent role to dictate the linking of the entire ag-ext composite role. This LMT account also potentially facilitates a natural explanation of markedness among the competing syntactic structures. |
| Description | Conference name: Annual Meeting of the Australian Linguistic Society Conference location: Brisbane, Australia Conference dates: 7-9 July, 2006 |
| Type | article |
| dc.creator (作者) | One-Soon Her | en |
| dc.date (日期) | 2007 | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 3-Oct-2008 10:38:35 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.available | 3-Oct-2008 10:38:35 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.issued (上傳時間) | 3-Oct-2008 10:38:35 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.identifier.uri (URI) | https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/2427 | - |
| dc.description (描述) | Conference name: Annual Meeting of the Australian Linguistic Society Conference location: Brisbane, Australia Conference dates: 7-9 July, 2006 | en |
| dc.description.abstract (摘要) | This paper is concerned with the problem of argument-function mismatch observed in the apparent subject-object inversion in Chinese consumption verbs, e.g., chi `eat` and he `drink`, and accommodation verbs, e.g., zhu `live` and shui `sleep`. These verbs seem to allow the linking of [agent-SUBJ theme-OBJ] as well as [agent-OBJ theme-SUBJ], but only when the agent is also the semantic role denoting the measure or extent of the action. The account offered is formulated within LFG`s lexical mapping theory. Under the simplest and also the strictest interpretation of the one-to-one argument-function mapping principle (or the theta-criterion), a composite role such as ag-ext receives syntactic assignment via one composing role only. One-to-one linking thus entails the suppression of the other composing role. Apparent subject-object inversion occurs when the more prominent agent role is suppressed and thus allows the less prominent extent role to dictate the linking of the entire ag-ext composite role. This LMT account also potentially facilitates a natural explanation of markedness among the competing syntactic structures. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 366806 bytes | - |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
| dc.language | zh_TW | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | - |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | mapping | en |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | linking | en |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | argument-function mismatch | en |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | theta-criterion | en |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | extent | en |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | argument realization | en |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | suppression | en |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | inversion | en |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | LMT | en |
| dc.title (題名) | Linking agentive objects in Mandarin Chinese | en |
| dc.type (資料類型) | article | en |