Closest Conjunct Agreement in Head-Final Languages
Closest Conjunct Agreement in Head-Final Languages
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中心语中最接近的连词一致
DOI：
10.1075/livy.9.02ben
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2009
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M. Polinsky
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作者：
E. Benmamoun;Archna Bhatia;M. Polinsky
我们讨论了最接近连词一致的现象，特别关注主语-末尾语言；我们提供了两种这样的语言-印地语和Tsez的数据，当动词紧跟在连词短语之后时，这两种语言允许与最右侧的连词一致。这与阿拉伯语等中心词首字母的语言不同，在阿拉伯语中，紧密合取是在VS顺序从句中与最左侧的合取。此外，两种语言在根子句层面都表现出一定的语序灵活性；当动词在连词短语之前时，它也可以与最左边的连词保持一致。来自这两种语言的经验数据提出了以下问题。首先，在并列语境中，中心语和中心语的类型学差异是否是由于这两组语言的并列结构不同所致？其次，句法结构在多大程度上与最接近合取一致的计算有关？第三，线性接近在最接近合取协议中的作用是什么？这些问题对于一致性的分析以及句法和形态音位成分之间的关系具有更广泛的意义。
We discuss the phenomenon of closest conjunct agreement with a special focus on head-final languages; we present data from two such languages, Hindi and Tsez, which allow agreement with the rightmost conjunct when the verb follows the conjoined phrase. This contrasts with head-initial languages, such as Arabic, where close conjunct agreement is with the leftmost conjunct in clauses with VS order. In addition, both languages exhibit certain flexibility of word order at root clause level; when the verb precedes the conjoined phrase, it can also agree with the leftmost conjunct. The empirical data from the two languages raise the following questions. First, is the typological difference between head-initial and head-final languages in the context of coordination due to a difference in the structure of coordination in these two groups? Second, to what extent is the syntactic configuration relevant to the computation of closest conjunct agreement? Third, what is the role of linear proximity in closest conjunct agreement? These questions have wider implications for the analysis of agreement and the relation between syntax and the morpho-phonological component.