Syntax of the Comparative Clause Construction in English
Syntax of the Comparative Clause Construction in English
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英语比较从句结构的语法
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1973
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通讯作者：
J. Bresnan
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J. Bresnan
英语中的比较分句结构以其句法复杂性而著称。它展示了各种各样的语法过程递归、删除、置换和补充，是歧义和谜题的丰富来源。我在这里提到了比较法的四个众所周知的问题，我在下文中提供了解决方案。为什么在（A）中，（i）和（ii）可以被理解为（大致）同义，而（iii）和（iv）不能？(A)1.我从未见过比我父亲高的人。11.我从未见过比我父亲高的人。三。我从没见过比我妈妈高的男人。四.我从没见过比我妈妈高的男人。为什么（iv）在（B）中偏离语法性？(B)1.杰克吃鱼子酱比吃玉米粥还多。11.杰克吃的鱼子酱比他吃的麦片粥还多。三。杰克吃鱼子酱的时间比睡觉的时间还多。四.杰克吃的鱼子酱比睡的还多。如何解释（Civ）的不合语法性？
The comparative clause construction in English is almost notorious for its syntactic complexity. Exhibiting a variety of grammatical processes-recursion, deletions, permutations, and suppletions-it is a fecund source of ambiguities and puzzles. I mention here four well-known problems of the comparative, to which 1 offer a solution in what follows. What accounts for the fact that in (A), (i) and (ii) can be read as (roughly) synonymous, while (iii) and (iv) cannot? (A) 1. I've never seen a man taller than my father. 11. I've never seen a taller man than my father. lll. I've never seen a man taller than my mother. IV. I've never seen a taller man than my mother. Why does (iv) depart from grammaticality in (B)? (B) 1. Jack eats caviar more than he eats mush. 11. Jack eats more caviar than he eats mush. lll. Jack eats caviar more than he sleeps. IV. *Jack eats more caviar than he sleeps. What explains the ungrammaticality of (Civ)?