摘要
Abstract
Tables
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 An Overview of Relative Constructions
2.1 The Defining Properties of a Relative Construction
2.2 Classification of Relative Constructions
2.2.1 The Main Syntactic Types of Relative Constructions
2.2.2 The Main Semantic Types of Relative Constructions
Chapter 3 Literature Review
3.1 Derivation of Relative Clauses in the Framework of the GB Theory
3.1.1 The Standard Theory
3.1.2 The Promotion Theory
3.1.3 The Matching Hypothesis
3.1.4 Failure of the GB Theory to Account for Relative Clauses' Derivation
3.2 Derivation of Relative Clauses in the Framework of MP
3.2.1 Theoretical Background and Key Notions in Vries' Proposal
3.2.2 Detailed Derivation
3.2.3 Failure of Vries' Proposal to Derive a Chinese Relative Clause
3.3 The Analysis of De in Chinese Relative Clauses
3.3.1 Properties of De
3.3.2 Semantic Treatment of De
3.3.3 Syntactic status of De
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4 Derivation of Chinese Relative Clauses in the Framework of MP
4.1 Introduction of the Minimalist Program
4.1.1 The Core Ideas of the Minimalist Program
4.1.2 Fundamental Technical Operations of the Minimalism
4.2 Reanalysis of D
4.2.1 Constituents of D
4.2.2 Significance of the Null D
4.3 Derivation of Chinese Relative Clauses
4.3.1 Derivation of Chinese Argument Relative Clauses
4.3.2 The Minimalist Account for the Unsolvable Problems in the Standard Theory and the Promotion Theory
4.3.3 The Minimalist Account for the Island Effects
4.3.4 Derivation of Chinese Adjunct Relative Clauses
4.3.5 Derivation of Chinese \(In\)definite Relative Clauses
4.4 Summary
Conclusion
References
Acknowledgements
Appendix A (攻读学位期间所发表的学术论文目录)
Appendix B 最简方案框架下汉语定语从句的推导生成(中文摘要)