{"id":11991,"date":"2019-03-18T06:08:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T10:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whamit.mit.edu\/?p=11991"},"modified":"2021-05-16T21:21:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T01:21:36","slug":"syntax-square-3-19-cater-chen-mit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ling-phil.mit.edu\/whamit\/2019\/03\/18\/syntax-square-3-19-cater-chen-mit\/","title":{"rendered":"Syntax Square 3\/19 - Cater Chen (MIT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Speaker<\/strong>: Cater Chen
\r\nTitle<\/strong>:\u00a0 Split Partitivity in Mandarin
\r\nTime<\/strong>: Tuesday, March 19, 1pm-2pm
\r\nLocation<\/strong>: 32-D461<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

Abstract<\/strong>:\u00a0In Mandarin (Chinese), a numeral classifier (henceforth NCL) fragment can be interpreted as a partitive expression relative to a definite DP antecedent in various constructions, a phenomenon I refer to as\u00a0split partitivity\u00a0<\/em>(henceforth SP). In the first part of this talk, I will argue for a stranding approach to SP. That is, the NCL fragment is analyzed as a stranded element in the course of movement of its nominal associate, therefore, it can be used to identify a movement trace of its nominal associate.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

In Mandarin (Chinese), a numeral classifier (henceforth NCL) fragment can be interpreted as a partitive expression relative to a definite DP antecedent in various constructions, a phenomenon I refer to as\u00a0split partitivity\u00a0<\/em>(henceforth SP). In the first part of this talk, I will argue for a stranding approach to SP. That is, the NCL fragment is analyzed as a stranded element in the course of movement of its nominal associate, therefore, it can be used to identify a movement trace of its nominal associate.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0NCL fragment identifies A-traces<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

a.\u00a0\u00a0[Na-liu-ge\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 xuesheng<\/em>]i<\/sub><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0[WollP<\/sub>\u00a0\u00a0hui<\/em>\u00a0you\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>[v<\/sub><\/em>P<\/sub>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>[NCLP<\/sub>\u00a0\u00a0san-ge\u00a0<\/em>ti<\/sub><\/em>]\u00a0<\/sub>lianxi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Zhangsan<\/em>]].<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dem-6-CL \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 student\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0will exist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03-CL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0contact\u00a0Zhangsan<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

Lit. \u0091Those six students will three (of them) contact Zhangsan.\u0092<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

b.\u00a0\u00a0Na-liu-ge\u00a0\u00a0 xuesheng\u00a0<\/em>[VP<\/sub>\u00a0lai-le\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0san-ge<\/em>].\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Dem-6-CL\u00a0student\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0come-Perf\u00a03-CL<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u0091Three of those six students came.\u0092<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

Lit. \u0091Those six students came three (of them).\u0092<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0NCL fragment identifies ?-traces<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

a.\u00a0\u00a0[Na-liu-ge\u00a0\u00a0 xuesheng<\/em>]i<\/sub>\u00a0<\/em>(a<\/em>),\u00a0\u00a0 you\u00a0<\/em>[NCLP<\/sub>\u00a0<\/em>san-ge\u00a0<\/em>ti<\/sub><\/em>]\u00a0renshi\u00a0\u00a0Zhangsan.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Dem-6-CL student\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top\u00a0\u00a0exist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03-CL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0know\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Zhangsan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u0091Those six students, three (of them) know Zhangsan.\u0092<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

b.\u00a0\u00a0[Na-liu-ge\u00a0 xuesheng<\/em>]i<\/sub>\u00a0<\/em>(a<\/em>),\u00a0 Zhangsan renshi\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>[NCLP<\/sub>\u00a0san-ge\u00a0<\/em>ti<\/sub><\/em>].\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Dem-6-CL student\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top\u00a0Zhangsan\u00a0know\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03-CL<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u0091Those six students, Zhangsan knows three (of them).\u0092<\/p>\r\n

In the second part of this talk, I will show that, having justified a stranding approach to SP, we can use SP as a tool to study various constructions in Mandarin that involve argument-gap dependencies. In particular, passive constructions in Mandarin have been analyzed as involving raising, control or null operator movement and predication. I propose that SP can shed light on the right analysis, because different patterns of SP can diagnose different types of argument-gap dependencies.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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