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机构地区： 鲁东大学

出　　处： 《现代外语》 2006年第4期346-353,共8页

摘　　要： 英语定语从句主要由that和wh-词引导,本文分别称为that-从句和wh-从句。多数语法学家认为,二者在句法上属于同一种结构,具有相同的语义解释。本文则指出,它们在句法分布和语义解释方面都存在着一些差异。具体说来,在句法分布上,某些从句只能由that引导,而另外一些从句只能由wh-词引导;在语义方面,有些从句虽然既可以由that引导,也可以由wh-词引导,但得到的解释不同。考虑到文献中对于从句结构的分析都不能为这些差异提供合理解释,本文改进了定语从句的分析方法,并在此基础上对两种从句的差异做了解释,发现造成这些差异的主要因素在于被关系化成分的句法地位。 Relative clauses (RCs) in English are mainly introduced by that and wh-words. Most linguists hold the view that the two types of RCs share the same structure and the same interpretation. This paper, however, points out that they do exhibit some syntactic and semantic differences. Specifically, some RCs can only be introduced by that while others by a wh-word. Moreover, there are cases where different introducers in the relative construction give rise to different semantic interpretations. Given the failure of the two prevailing syntactic analyses of the construction to provide a straightforward account of the differences observed, the authors propose a new approach to the problem at issue. The results from this study show that the differences are mostly determined by the nature of the elements in the relativized position.

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