論文

査読有り
2010年5月

DP ellipsis in Tongan: is syntactic ergativity real?

NATURAL LANGUAGE & LINGUISTIC THEORY
  • Yuko Otsuka

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開始ページ
315
終了ページ
342
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1007/s11049-010-9096-y
出版者・発行元
SPRINGER

This paper proposes that syntactic ergativity should be understood as a construction-based phenomenon rather than a parametric property that defines a subset of morphologically ergative languages. It argues that syntactic ergativity arises when the relevant operation is sensitive to (abstract) Case. Since not all syntactic operations are sensitive to Case, it is expected that some morphologically ergative languages do not show syntactic ergativity, or even demonstrate syntactic split ergativity. As an illustration, two types of coordination reduction in Tongan (Polynesian) are examined: pea-coordination showing an ergative/absolutive pattern and mo-coordination showing a nominative/accusative pattern. It is argued that DP ellipsis in pea-coordination is a Case-sensitive operation, i.e., PF deletion based on featural identity, whereas mo-coordination involves a null pronoun and LF copying, which is based on positional identity, regardless of Case.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-010-9096-y
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000278360900003&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1007/s11049-010-9096-y
  • ISSN : 0167-806X
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000278360900003

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