Topic structure and anaphora in Chinese:
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Autor: Xu, Hui
Jahr: 2004
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Subject and Aims......................
1.1.1 Topic as aboutness ................ 1
1.1.2 Topic Structure in Chinese............. 3
1.1.3 Topic Chaining in Chinese............. 5
1.2 Questions and Theses.................... 6
1.3 Theoretical Framework................... 12
1.4 Data.............................. l4
1.5 Overview........................... * 4
1 One-Sentence TOPIC Constructions I7
2 The TOPIC Construction in Chinese 19
2.1 Topic-Comment Construction in Chinese......... ^
2.1.1 English-style Topics................. 19
2.1.2 Chinese-style Topics..............¦ • ¦ 21
2.1.3 Multiple Topics................... 23
2.2 Previous Approaches.................... 2^
2.2.1 Identity of Subject and Topic........... 25
2.2.2 Co-occurrence of Subject and Topic......• • 2^
2.2.2.1 Derivational Account........... ^
2.2.2.2 Relational Account............ 34
2.3 Conclusion: The Nature of Chinese Topics........ ^
2.3.1 TOPIC as a Grammatical Function........ 37
2.3.2 Topic as a Discourse Category........... 3^
3 The Syntax of the TOPIC Construction 39
3.1 Lexicalized Tree-Adjoining Grammar...........
3.1.1 Elementary Trees and Operations.........
3.1.2 Derivation in L-TAG ..... .......... 41
3.2 The TOPIC Construction in L-TAG .......... 42
3.2.1 One TOPIC ........ ....... 43
3.2.2 Multiple TOPICs ..... , .[ , , /.,..... 48
3.3 Summary.............,** ........ 53
Contents
The Semantics of the TOPIC Construction 55
4.1 Discourse Representation Theory............. 55
4.1.1 DRS Construction................. 56
4.1.2 DRS Interpretation................. 60
4.1.3 Definite NPs and Bridging............. 61
4.2 The TOPIC Construction in DRT.............. 67
4.2.1 Basic Concept of TOPIC-COMMENT Relations . 67
4.2.2 The Syntax of TC-DRS .............. 69
4.2.3 TC-DRS Construction............... 71
4.2.4 TC-DRS Resolution ................ 74
4.2.5 Application..................... 78
4.3 Summary.......................... 96
II Topic Structure and Anaphora 97
5 Topic Chaining in Chinese Discourses 99
5.1 Overt Topics vs. Covert Topics .............. 99
5.2 Previous Approaches to Topic Chaining.......... 103
5.2.1 The Topic Chain as a Discourse Unit....... 104
5.2.2 The Topic Chain as a Syntactic Category..... 106
5.2.3 The Topic Chain as a Discourse Device...... 112
5.2.4 Summary...................... 115
5.3 Essential Properties of Topic Chains........... 115
5.4 Conclusion and Questions.......,......... 120
6 Topic Transition and Anaphora 123
6.1 Three Anaphoric Forms in Chinese............ 123
6.2 Previous Approaches to Chinese Anaphora........ 124
6.2.1 Anaphoricity as a Structural Feature....... 125
6.2.2 Anaphora as a Referent Tracking Device..... 129
6.2.3 Conclusion: Conditions on the Use of Anaphora . 131
6.3 Topic Transition and Anaphora.............. 132
6.3.1 Topic Chaining................... 133
6.3.2 Topic Change.................... 141
6.4 Summary..............,.......... . 145
7 Centering and Topic 147
7.1 Centering Theory...................... 147
Contents iu
7.1.1 Basic Centering Definitions ............ 148
7.1.2 Ranking on Forward-Looking Centers....... 151
7.1.3 Anaphora Resolution................ 158
7.1.4 Summary...................... 161
7.2 Centering in Chinese.................... 161
7.2.1 Center Ranking by Grammatical Functions . . . . 163
7.2.2 Topic Effect on Center Ranking.......... 168
7.2.3 Summary: Strategy of Center Ranking in Chinese 172
7.3 Centering, Topic and Anaphora.............. 173
7.3.1 Topic Identification................. 173
7.3.2 Topic and Anaphora................ 178
7.4 Summary.......................... 181
8 The Semantics of Topic and Anaphora 183
8.1 Basic Ideas ......................... 183
8.1.1 Dynamic Semantics of Topic............ 184
8.1.2 Centering and DRT................. 187
8.1.2.1 DRS Segmentation............ 188
8.1.2.2 Salience Ranking of Discourse Referents 191
8.2 Topic-marked DRS (TM-DRS)............... 195
8.2.1 The Syntax of TM-DRS.............. 195
8.2.2 TM-DRS Construction............... 199
8.2.2.1 Building Segment DRSs......... 200
8.2.2.2 Initializing and Updating TM-DRS ... 205
8.2.3 Summary...................... 216
8.3 Anaphora in TM-DRS................... 217
8.4 Embedded Topic Chains.................. 228
8.5 Summary.......................... 237
9 Summary and Open Issues 239
A Linguistic Experiment 243
B The Syntax of Embedded Topic Chains 257
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