习题解答:Ex 1–11 逐题过堂
原则甲(照应语语域内受约束):Marlowei cut himselfi;The twinsi blamed each otheri;Marlowei believes himselfi to be honest。原则乙(代名词语域内自由):Marlowei saw himj(him≠马洛);Marlowei thinks Stella likes himj;Hei expected mej to meet himk。原则丙(指称语处处自由):*Hei likes Marlowei;*Hisi mother likes Marlowei;*Hei said Marlowei left。
思路:himself 是照应语,必须在语域内受约束。先找管辖语——它是不定式从句的主语,其格由主句 expect 例外授予(ECM),管辖语即 expect。再往上找可及主语:那个不定式从句无时态无屈折成分,壳内没有别的主语;上一层主句的可及主语是说话人 I,可 I 与 himself 性数人称全不合。Vic 虽在从句里,却是 invite 的宾语,himself 居高统制它,而不是被它统制。语域=主句 IP,壳内没有合格先行语,原则甲落空。
| # | 句子 | 判定 | 要点 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I arranged for myself to win. | 合法 | for 不定式无时态,语域上扩到主句,I 约束 myself |
| 2 | *They would be happy for themselves to win. | 病句 | for 从句内反身代词无统制它的先行语 |
| 3 | They recognized the necessity for themselves to leave. | 合法 | themselves 受主句主语 they 约束 |
| 4 | *John requests that himself leave soon. | 病句 | 定式从句自带屈折成分,把 John 挡在墙外 |
| 5 | *For himself to win will amuse John. | 病句 | 句首不定式主语位的反身代词悬空 |
| 6 | *John longs for Mary to date himself. | 病句 | for 从句主语 Mary 是可及主语,挡住 John |
| 7 | We hate it for pictures of ourselves to be on sale. | 合法 | 照片名词组+同标过滤,语域上扩到 we |
| 8 | *They expected that discussion about themselves would take place. | 病句 | 定式从句有屈折成分,语域锁在从句内 |
| 9 | My mother says that for herself to read comics is a waste. | 合法 | for 不定式主语 herself 受 my mother 约束 |
| 10 | *This is a picture of myself which was taken years ago. | 病句 | 定语从句内 myself 无先行语,说话人不在句中统制 |
| 11 | John showed Mary pictures of themselves. | 有争议 | 指二人则合法;单指 Mary 则违反原则甲 |
| 12 | *Unflattering descriptions of himself were banned by our president. | 病句 | himself 指 president 却被动态隔在名词组外 |
| 13 | *Himself astonished John. | 病句 | 句首主语位反身代词悬空 |
| 14 | Joan recognized the necessity for her to leave. | 合法 | her 在 for 从句内自由,不受 Joan 统制同标 |
归类规律:合法句多属 ECM/for 不定式/照片名词组三类语域外扩结构;病句多属定式从句主语位反身代词。
别称(epithet,如 the poor fellow, the guy)在约束理论里按带隐性指称特征处理:非统制语境下同指合法(I saw the President on TV; the poor fellow looked tired),一旦被同句主语统制同指就病句(*Bill believes the guy to be desperate,若 the guy=Bill)。结论:原则丙的适用面比表面的人名更宽,别称也在其管束之内。
第三册的可见性原则要求:带论旨角色的名词必须有格。第四格 [+照应语, +代名词] 的空成分 PRO 恰恰出现在不定式主语位——那里不受管辖、无格,却承担受控论旨角色。赞成方说这正是「例外」:PRO 由受控位置豁免格检验;反对方说可见性原则本身要放宽。下一章的 PRO 定理(PRO 必须不受管辖)就是这条矛盾的正式出口。
现象:Zhangsan shuo zìjǐ hui lai(张三说自己会来)里,「自己」可指主句主语张三;更极端的是 Yuehan renwei Mary xihuan zìjǐ(约翰认为玛丽喜欢自己),「自己」跨过中间从句的主语玛丽,指回约翰。标准英语反身代词绝不允许。标准理论若汉语定式从句有屈折成分,「自己」就该在从句语域内被玛丽约束,事实相反。
zibun 不变格、可用于属格,能在从句内、从句属格、跨不定式,连名词短语内部都能找先行语,其活动半径远大于英语反身代词。若日语同样缺屈折成分,语域外扩可解释一部分;可「zibun 是蠢事这件事让约翰难过」一句里,zibun 甚至躲在主语名词组内部指约翰,连照片名词组的过滤装置都要再放宽。结论:zibun 是典型的长距离照应语,标准理论必须扩展。
冰岛语 Jon segir að Maria elski sig(容说玛利亚爱 self)与荷兰语 Hij hoorde mij over zich praten(他听我谈 self)里,sig/zich 都能在语域之外找到先行语容/他。按标准语域定义,那个先行语本该在墙外。这类成分统称长距离照应语:理论要么放松「最小壳」的要求,要么承认它们同时带着代名词的特征,另眼相看。
句子 His wife told her daughter that her father was angry 里有三个领属代词。若让 his 指 her father、her 指 his wife、her 又回头指 daughter,就形成互相嵌套的死循环。同标过滤禁止这种「你裹我、我裹你」,故句子只能按各名词组独立指称理解——这正是循环性附录要处理的现象。
观察:Marie wast eur=玛丽洗她自己(eur 作反身宾语);Marie wast ze=玛丽洗她(ze 不能指玛丽);跨从句后 eur 可回指玛丽或戈德莱夫,ze 在主语位则可指主句玛丽。结论:eur 像英语反身代词(语域内受约束),ze 像英语代名词(语域内自由);同一形式随句法位置改判,是跨语言类型学里常被引用的样本。
像 To oneself linguistics is exciting、Protecting oneself from injury 这类句子,反身代词看似悬空。下一章会论证:不定式/动名词的空主语 PRO 就是先行语;意大利语 vedere se stesso nello specchio 同理。另外两例也不违反局部性:John seems to be able to take care of himself 里约翰在深层是不定式主语(提升结构);Which student do you expect will present himself first 里疑问短语跨从句约束反身代词(疑问移位链)。

