GB 语法 S172・第6章·画树工坊:被动、提升、循环与非宾格四树

GB 语法 · Haegeman第6章 名词组移位
Syntax · S172

画树工坊:动手画四棵 NP 移位树

五步流程+被动/提升/循环/非宾格四组 D→S 对比树,盖住答案自己先画
画树 practiceD→S 对比语迹 t四关验收
一句话本质:画 NP 移位树三步到手——先把每个名词组放回它领题元的原位,再挨个查谁没格,最后把没格的那位推到空主语位、原处留 t。
1通用五步流程five-step routine
步骤 做什么
第1步 揪 I 和 C 有定时态的定式动词=I[+tense];不定式 to=I[-tense];被动 be 占 I,V-en 蹲 VP;主句顶端空 CP 略画
第2步 摆 D 结构 按动词次类与题元准则,把每个 NP 放回它领题元的原位:施事坐主语、受事坐补语,提升句主语蹲从句里
第3步 查格 逐个 NP 问:原位领得到格吗?定式 I 发主格给主语;V/P 发宾格给补语;被动 -en、非宾格动词不发宾格,补语 NP 无格
第4步 定移位 无格 NP 必须挪到一个空的、不派题元的主语位领主格;原处留同下标 t;那位本来就空(提升/被动/非宾格),不必塞 it/there
第5步 验四关 ①每个 NP 都有格了吗?②每个论元恰好一个题元吗?③每个 IP 都有主语(或 t/虚主语)了吗?④语迹被链首局部 c-command 了吗?
2工坊 A:被动句passive

例句 The old warehouse was demolished by the crew.。第一步:demolished 是被动 V,施事 the crew 走 by-短语,不发宾格。第二步:the warehouse 是受事,基础生在补语位;主语位因 EPP 先造出、却无施事填,写 e。第三步:the warehouse 赖在补语位领不到宾格。第四步:挪到主语位领主格,原处留 t。

[D 结构][IP NP: [ e ] [I' was [VP demolished [NP the warehouse_i] (by the crew) ] ] ] ↑ 受事在补语位领题元,被动不发宾格[S 结构][IP NP: the warehouse_i [I' was [VP demolished t_i (by the crew) ] ] ] ↑ 升到主语领主格,补语位留同下标痕迹

四关:the warehouse 有主格、只背一个受事题元、主语位有人——全过。

3工坊 B:提升句raising

例句 The clerk seems to know the procedure.。第一步:seems 是提升动词,无外部论元、不发宾格,娶一个不定式小句;下位 know 的外部论元是 the clerk,内部论元 the procedure。第二步:主句主语位空 e;the clerk 蹲在下位不定式主语位,可 to 不发格。第三步:the clerk 无格。第四步:升到主句主语位,下位留 t。

[D 结构][IP NP: [ e ] [I' seems [CP the clerk_i to [VP know the procedure] ] ] ][S 结构][IP NP: the clerk_i [I' seems [CP t_i to [VP know the procedure] ] ] ] ↑ 下位主语位留 NP-痕迹

四关:the clerk 与 seems 无题元瓜葛——它是 know 的施事,题元在 t_i 处派;主格由主句 I 派给链首。全过。

4工坊 C:循环两步移位cyclic

例句 The manuscript seems to have been censored.。此句提升(seem)与被动(censor)叠加。the manuscript 是 censor 的受事:先离开补语位、落脚被动不定式的主语位,再从那一站被 seem 抬到主句主语。不许一步跨到头。

[D 结构][IP e seems [IP e to have been censored the manuscript_i] ][S 结构][IP the manuscript_i seems [IP t_i′ to have been censored t_i] ] ↑链首 ↑中间迹 ↑链尾(题元位)

四关:链三截 <the manuscript_i, t_i′, t_i>,链尾受事题元、链首主格。记住不能一步登天——跨小句必须一站一站挪。

5工坊 D:非宾格动词unaccusative

例句 Three leaves fell from the oak.。fell 是状态变化动词,非宾格:唯一论元 three leaves 是主题,无施事。D 结构它在补语位;S 结构挪到主语位。

[D 结构][IP [ e ] [VP fell three leaves_i (from the oak) ]] ↑ three leaves 蹲补语位,fell 不发宾格[S 结构][IP three leaves_i [VP fell t_i (from the oak) ]] ↑ 升到主语领主格
there 变体:若赖在 VP 内不走,就用虚主语 there 顶主语位、它领主格,与原位 three leaves 成链传格。但 three leaves 须是非定指;换作 *those leaves 定指,领不到格,句子当场崩——这就是特定效应。
自己画(盖住答案先画)
  1. 画出 The old bridge was rebuilt. 的 D/S 两层树。
  2. 画出 The guests seem to have arrived late. 的 D/S 两层树。
  3. Several mistakes seem to have been overlooked. 里有几道痕迹?为什么?

参考思路:

  1. 1. D:[IP e was [VP rebuilt the bridge_i]];S:[IP the bridge_i was [VP rebuilt t_i]]。桥是 rebuild 的受事,被动不发宾格,被迫升主语。
  2. 2. D:[IP e seems [IP the guests_i to have arrived t_i]];S:[IP the guests_i seems [IP t_i to have arrived t_i]]。双重提升——arrive 非宾格先让 guests 从补语位升一层,seem 再升一层。
  3. 3. 两道:<mistakes_i, t_i′, t_i>。overlook 是被动(补语位→被动不定式主语位留 t_i′),seem 再把它抬到主句主语位。不能一步跨到句首。
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