词素“化”的句法属性

词素＂化＂可以实现形容词或名词的使役化。文章从句法致使的角度,对现代汉语里＂X-化＂类使役动词的形成提出一个可能的句法解释。在句法致使的视角下,＂X-化＂类使役动词是核心词X与轻动词Cause和Become句法合成的结果。＂化＂作为一个轻动词,具有重要的句法意义：它可以充当致使轻动词Caus或起始轻动词Bec,触发相应的句法推导,使＂X-化＂类动词的使动和自动用法得到一个合理的解释。汉语允许＂X-化＂类动词在致使和起始结构之间的有序转化,有力证明了文章的推导方案。＂X-化＂类动词致使能力的散失可以视作去致使化或作格化的结果。

The Morpheme "hua":A Syntactic Perspective

The compounding of morpheme hua can render an adjective or a noun causative.In light of syntactic causativization,this paper proposes a syntactic account for the derivation of X-hua predicates in modern Chinese.Under the proposed account,a causative X-hua predicate is the result of syntactic incorporation between the head X and the light verbs Cause and Become.As a light verb,hua is syntactically significant,playing the part of Cause or Become,which triggers corresponding syntactic derivations that give ris...