**國立清華大學語言所九十七學年專題演講十一**

「清大語言所暨中研院語言所」南島語學程系列演講之十
季風亞洲與多元文化系列討論會(十一)
主講人:吳俊明 (國立清華大學)
講 題: On the Linking Construction ‘V-?i?-V’ in Mayrinax Atayal
時 間: 98年5月27日 (週三) 10:30~12:00
地 點:人社院B305
主辦單位:清華大學人文社會研究中心
贊助單位:教育部、國科會

演講摘要:
This study investigates and examines the Linking Construction ‘V-LINKER-V’ attested pervasively in Mayrinax Atayal, a Formosan language which is characterized by the Linker ?i?. The purpose of the study is two-folded: (i) it seeks to explore various complex predicate constructions related to the Linking Construction; (ii) it aims to analyze and identify the grammatical status of the linker ?i?. The linking construction has been regarded as Serial Verb Construction (SVC) (Huang 1997). Taking a closer look at its structure, however, ?i?-construction can not be simply treated as SVC since (i) verb serialization does not involve the intervening linker between verbs (Foley and Olson 1985, Baker 1989, Chang 2007); (ii) not only structures of Control, but also Raising, Middle and Tough are involved. Linking Constructions structurally involve clausal complementation. Linker ?i? is realized in different head positions according to different constructions where they occurs. In control construction, linker ?i? connects two full verbs and occupy a non-finite C position which heads reduced clauses wherein the embedded verbs observe AV-only restriction. In raising constructions, linker ?i? which connects auxiliaries/ adverbial verbs and lexical verbs is realized in finite/non-finite T which heads either finite or non-finite complements. It allows raising of arguments and pronominal clitics from the embedded clauses to main predicates. In Middle or Tough, the linker occupies non-finite T which introduces clauses with NAV-only restriction. In Evaluative Construal, the linker is realized as a finite complementizer C which prevents any argument or verbal feature from moving out of the embedded clauses. The study has the following implications: (i) In Mayrinax Atayal and Paiwan, linker ?i? may serve both as non-finite complementizer and finite complementizer (cf. Tang 1999). (ii) Linker ?i? serves as different types of ‘feature filter’ distributed structurally from low to high. The Low linker realized as non-finite C prohibits finite features form assigning downward to the embedded clause. The Mid linker realized as T does not intervene local movements of verbal and case features. The High linker serving as finite C blocks local movements. (iii) According to the Conjunctive Reduction Schema proposed in Tsai (2007), Mayrinax Atayal develops on the way of ‘complementation’ rather than ‘adverbialization’.

Selected References:

• Baker, Mark C. 1989. Object sharing and projection in serial verb constructions. Linguistic Inquiry. Volume 20. Number 2 pp. 513-553.
• Chang, Henry Yungli. 2007. On the Syntax of Formosan Adverbial Verb Constructions. Invited speech delivered at AFLA-14, McGill University, May 4-6
• Foley, William A. and Mike Olson. 1985. Clausehood and verb serialization. Grammar inside and outside the clause: Some approaches to theory from the field, ed. by Johanna Nichols and Anthony C. Woodbury, pp. 17-60, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Huang, Lillian. 1997. Serial verb construction in some Formosan Languages. Paper presented at 9-ICAL, AS, Taipei.
• Tang, Chih-Chen Jane, 1999. On clausal complements in Paiwan. Selected papers from the 81CAL: 529-578.
• Tsai, Wei-Tien Dylan. 2007. Conjunctive Reduction and its Origin: A Comparative Study of Tsou, Amis, and Squliq Atayal Oceanic Linguistics - Volume 46, Number 2, pp. 585-602.

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