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Introduction

1 Categories

1.1 Lexical categories

1.1.1 Verbs and nouns - basic distinctions

1.1.2 Localizers

1.1.3 Adjectives

1.1.4 Prepositions

1.2 Functional categories

1.2.1 [Fn]…

1.2.2 [F] and the modifier-introducing de

2 Argument structure

2.1 Arguments and theta-roles

2.1.1 Basic properties of theta-roles

2.1.2 Chinese resultative compounds: a case study

2.1.3 Compounds vs. phrases

2.2 On the nature of theta-roles

2.2.1 Theta-roles produced by the syntax

2.2.2 What's in a verb?

2.2.3 Squeezing a lexical foot into a functional shoe

2.3 Sketching an alternative theory of theta-roles

2.3.1 How a lexical entry contributes to the argument structure

2.3.2 The theory

2.3.3 Facts explained

2.4 In place of a conclusion

3 The verb phrase

3.1 Adjuncts and complements

3.2 Postverbal constituents

3.2.1 Double objects and the structure of VP

3.2.2 V-de

3.2.3 Frequency/Duration Phrases (FP/DrP)

3.3 Preverbal constituents

3.3.1 Aspectual phrase

3.3.2 Modals

3.4 Summary

4 Passives

4.1 The Mandarin long passive

4.1.1 Two competing traditions

4.1.2 The analysis

4.1.3 Further evidence for the NOP analysis

4.2 The Mandarin short passive

4.2.1 Against the Agent-deletion analysis

4.2.2 Analysis of the short passive

4.3 The analysis of indirect passives

4.3.1 Direct vs. indirect passives

4.3.2 The inclusive indirect passive

4.3.3 The adversative passive

4.4 Summary

5 The ba construction

5.1 ba and bei constructions

5.2 What is ba ?

5.2.1 The categorial status of ba

5.2.2 The analysis of ba

5.3 ba not a theta-role assigner

5.3.1 ba and the subject

5.3.2 ba and the post-ba NP

5.4 Structures

5.4.1 A preliminary analysis

5.4.2 Revision

5.5 "Affected"

5.6 Alternatives

5.7 Summary

6 Topic and relative constructions

6.1 Topic structures

6.1.1 Movement or not?

6.1.2 Island conditions

6.2 Relative structures

6.2.1 Distribution and interpretation

6.2.2 Movement

6.2.3 Base generation

6.2.4 Relative operator

6.2.5 NP adjunction

6.3 Gapless structures

7 Questions

7.1 yes–no questions

7.2 Disjunctive questions

7.3 A-not-A questions

7.3.1 Three types of A-not-A questions

7.3.2 A-not-A questions: a modular approach

7.3.3 Explaining the differences

7.3.4 VP-neg questions

7.3.5 Summary

7.4 wh-questions

7.4.1 A movement approach to

7.4.2 LF movement: some problems and alternatives

7.4.3 LF Subjacency and pied-piping

7.4.4 Non-movement and unselective binding

7.5 Summary

8 Nominal expressions

8.1 The issues

8.2 Projecting a DP - referential and quantity expressions

8.2.1 Number expressions as indefinite and quantity expressions

8.2.2 Quantity vs. indefiniteness

8.2.3 Number phrase and determiner phrase

8.2.4 Comparison with indefinite

8.2.5 Comparison with

8.2.6 Prohibition against an indefinite subject/topic

8.2.7 Summary

8.3 Order and constituency within a DP

8.3.1 Demonstratives

8.3.2 Pronouns

8.3.3 Proper names

8.3.4 Common nouns

8.3.5 Not appositives or adverbials

8.3.6 Summary

8.4 Extension and revision: plurality

8.4.1 Some puzzles about -

8.4.2 Plural feature as head of NumP

8.4.3 Proper name

8.5 Summary and some empirical complications

8.5.1 Non-quantity indefinite nominals in subject position

8.5.2 Non-root clauses, generic NPs

9 Anaphora

9.1 Binding Theory in Chinese

9.1.1 Reflexives and Principle A

9.1.2 Pronouns and Principle B

9.1.3 Principles C and D

9.2 The bare reflexive

9.2.1 Two approaches to the long-distance ziji

9.2.2 Logophoricity and anaphoricity

9.2.3 Logophoricity: syntax and semantics

9.3 Bound anaphora and donkey anaphora

9.3.1 Pronouns in coreference or as bound variables

9.3.2 Variable binding: scope, accessibility, and disjointness

9.3.3 Indefinites and donkey anaphora

9.4 Summary and conclusion

References

Index