Syntax of the Bi Comparative Construction in Mandarin Chinese
Syntax of the Bi Comparative Construction in Mandarin Chinese
Syntax of the Bi Comparative Construction in Mandarin Chinese
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<strong>Syntax</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bi</strong> <strong>Comparative</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> <strong>in</strong> Mandar<strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese<br />
(69) Bhatt and Pancheva (2004)<br />
XP<br />
3<br />
XP DegPi<br />
g 3<br />
AP Deg 6 merged after<br />
3 g degree than-clause movement<br />
A -er/more<br />
g (predicate)<br />
Deg<br />
However, <strong>in</strong> MP, <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> operations is merg<strong>in</strong>g before movement.<br />
Although <strong>the</strong> proposal <strong>of</strong> countercylic merge expla<strong>in</strong>s <strong>the</strong> puzzle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> scope <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
degree, it is a big challenge to MP.<br />
2.4 Summary<br />
It is widely accepted to use <strong>the</strong> adjunction analysis on CC <strong>in</strong> English. The –er<br />
marker and than, which is categorized ei<strong>the</strong>r as preposition or complementizer,<br />
determ<strong>in</strong>e <strong>the</strong> complementation structure. However, as for BCC, bi is taken as <strong>the</strong><br />
comparative marker serv<strong>in</strong>g both <strong>the</strong> degree mark<strong>in</strong>g function as –er and <strong>the</strong> function<br />
<strong>of</strong> than that <strong>in</strong>troduces compar<strong>in</strong>g elements. In our analysis, we are go<strong>in</strong>g to claim<br />
that MC adverb geng can have <strong>the</strong> function like –er, and thus BCC may be analyzed<br />
similarly to that <strong>of</strong> English.<br />
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中正大學 e-Thesys (94 學年度)
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