ON THE QUOTATIVE CONSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH: A MINIMALIST ACCOUNT
ON THE QUOTATIVE CONSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH: A MINIMALIST ACCOUNT
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论英语中的引语结构：一个极简主义的解释
DOI：
10.9793/elsj1984.16.275
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发表时间：
1999
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通讯作者：
Isamu Gyoda
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作者：
Isamu Gyoda
本文试图对引语位于句首位置的引语结构进行解释。我认为，矩阵子句的补语决定了子句的类型，它将引语明显地吸引到它的指定位置。笔者认为，由于该构式中的矩阵动词语义轻，在句法行为上与功能范畴相似，从而导致了英语动词的明显提升。根据这里提出的分析，解释了这种结构的各种特殊性质
This article attempts to provide an account of the Quotative Construction, in which the quote is located in sentence-initial position. I argue that the complementizer of the matrix clause, which determines clause type, attracts the quote overtly to its specifier position. I maintain that since the matrix verb in this construction is semantically light, it is similar to the functional categories in syntactic behavior, which leads to overt verb raising in English. Various peculiar properties of this construction are explained under the analysis proposed here.*