Seminar 學術講座: Prof. Xu Liejiong on 29th November 2002 (Friday)
Topic: Seminar 學術講座: Prof. Xu Liejiong on 29th November 2002 (Friday)
Posted - 28/10/2002 : 09:43:17
Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics
Institute of Chinese Linguistics
Language Information Sciences Research Centre
Seminar
by
Prof. Xu Liejiong
Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto
Choice between the Overt and the Covert
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Date: 29th November 2002 (Friday)
Venue: B7603 (CTL Multi-purpose Room), City University of Hong Kong
Abstract
Three factors are involved in making a choice between the overt and the null
forms. The choice may be lexically controlled or uncontrolled; it may be
grammatically determined or undetermined; it may be contextually sensitive or
free. Each position of a syntactic structure can be characterized by means of
three binary features [+/- L], [+/- G], [+/- C]. In some respects feature
characterization has an advantage over the familiar approach of identifying a
null subject or a null object as one of the four standard empty categories. It
provides a mechanism for revealing important differences and similarities
between languages.
