一种基于特征的通用性和种类参考的帐户

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Yılmaz Köylü
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泛型包含两种不同的现象。第一种是对一类的指称,即谓词直接描述一类的性质,如恐龙灭绝。第二个是一个表达概括的特征或一般性句子,比如猫叫。通用句的一个特点是它们容忍异常。我们接受像蚊子携带西尼罗河病毒这样的句子是正确的,尽管谓语性质在一般名词短语中只占不到1%。在这篇文章中,我提出了一种基于特征的通用性和类型引用的描述,它与一个形式语义相关联,该语义阐明了负责通用性和类型引用的特征及其编码位置。我认为泛型和类引用是由于编码在(D)定语上的[−域限制]特征,编码在set短语头部的[+set]特征,以及编码在谓词上的[+/−异常容忍]特征。这个基于特征的账户解释了为什么像Cats meow这样的句子可以容忍异常,而恐龙灭绝却不能。我的解释与Borer - Chomsky猜想(Baker 2008)一致,根据该猜想,跨语言参数变化是由于功能头特征的差异。
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A FEATURE‐BASED ACCOUNT OF GENERICITY AND KIND REFERENCE
Abstract Genericity encompasses two distinct phenomena. The first one is reference to a kind, whereby a predicate describes a property directly of a kind as in Dinosaurs are extinct . The second one is a characterizing or a generic sentence that expresses generalizations as in Cats meow . A feature of generic sentences is that they tolerate exceptions. We accept sentences such as Mosquitos carry the West Nile virus to be true although the predicated property characterizes less than 1 percent of the generic noun phrase. In this article, I propose a feature‐based account of genericity and kind reference linked to a formal semantics that articulates the features responsible for genericity and kind reference and where they are encoded. I argue that genericity and kind reference is due to the [−domain restriction] feature encoded on the (D)eterminer, the [+set] feature on the head of the Set Phrase, and the [+/−exception tolerance] feature encoded on a predicate. This feature‐based account explains why a sentence like Cats meow is tolerant of exceptions while Dinosaurs are extinct is not. My account is in line with the Borer‐Chomsky Conjecture (Baker 2008), according to which crosslinguistic parametric variation is due to differences in the features of functional heads.
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STUDIA LINGUISTICA
STUDIA LINGUISTICA LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-
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期刊介绍: Studia Linguistica is committed to the publication of high quality, original papers and provides an international forum for the discussion of theoretical linguistic research, primarily within the fields of grammar, cognitive semantics and language typology. The principal aim is to open a channel of communication between researchers operating in traditionally diverse fields while continuing to focus on natural language data.
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