A Study of Legibility Conditions in the Minimalist Program

我试图从狭义句法/述谓理论和认知/思维系统之间的相互关系的角度来研究和解释易读性条件/界面条件的性质。用窄语法构造的结构通过TRANSFER发送到语义层，并在SEM接口处分配谓词解释。在认知系统中，这种语言“述谓”有两种可能的对应形式。一个是：概念层次中的上级/下级关系。众所周知，在概念的层次上有三个范畴：上位范畴、基本范畴和下位范畴。在一个典型的语言述谓中，谓语在概念层次上高于主语。这一点可以用“Fido是一只狗”来举例说明。狗是一种动物。“因此，概念层级中的上位/下位关系构成了述谓的语言关系的基础。换句话说，述谓是表达这些概念层次关系的一种手段。另一种是Brentano（1973）的绝对判断。他的“判断”分为绝对判断和审美判断。这里所说的绝对判断包括“在头脑中建立一个客体的行为”和“肯定和否定那个主体的谓词的行为”。（黑田，1972）假设这种范畴判断属于认知系统，我主张它对应于语言的谓词。

I have tried to investigate and explicate the properties of legibility conditions/interface conditions from the viewpoint of the interrelations between narrow syntax/predication theory and cognitive/thought systems. Structures constructed in narrow syntax are sent to Σ by TRANSFER, and are assigned predication interpretation at SEM interface. There are two possible counterparts to this linguistic "predication" in cognitive systems. One is: superordinate/subordinate relations in conceptual hierarchies. It is known that at the level of concepts there are three categories: superordinate, basic, and subordinate categories. In a typical linguistic predication, the predicate is higher than the subject in the conceptual hierarchy. This is exemplified by "Fido is a dog./A dog is an animal." Thus, superordinate/subordinate relations in conceptual hierarchies underlie the linguistic relation of predication. To put it differently, predication is a means for expressing these conceptual hierarchical relations. The other is categorical judgments due to Brentano (1973). His "judgments" are divided into categorical judgments and thetic judgments. The categorical judgment in question consists of "the act of setting up an object in one's mind" and "the act of affirming and denying the predicate of that subject." (Kuroda 1972) Assuming that this categorical judgment belongs to cognitive systems, I have claimed that it corresponds to linguistic predication.