Reanalyzing the definiteness effect: evidence from Danish
Reanalyzing the definiteness effect: evidence from Danish
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重新分析确定性效应：来自丹麦的证据
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2002
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Line Mikkelsen
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本文试图重新分析咒骂语结构中的确定性效应，认为它是制约主语位置的制约因素相互作用而产生的一种附带现象。插入咒骂语被看作是一种解决矛盾的方法，既要避免主语位置上的不定DP，又要满足某个东西必须占据那个位置的要求。确定性效应反映了这样一个事实，即在确定的主语面前不需要咒骂语。分析是在优选论的框架下展开的。
This paper proposes to reanalyze the definiteness effect found in expletive constructions as an epiphenomenon arising from the interaction of constraints governing the subject position. Expletive insertion is seen as a way of resolving the conflict between avoiding an indefinite DP in subject position and satisfying the requirement that something must occupy that position. The definiteness effect reflects the fact that no expletive is needed in the presence of a definite subject. The analysis is developed in the framework of Optimality Theory.