Two Constraints on Tonal Derivation in Chinese

IF 0.3 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI:10.6519/TJL.2005.3(2).4

Hui-chuan Hsu

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Abstract

This paper aims to further examine two working constraints on tonal derivation proposed in some recent generative studies on Changting, namely One Step Principle (OSP) and Moving Window Constraint (MWC). Our extension of the scope of discussion to other Chinese dialects leads to the necessity of proposing the more general Domain Constraint (DC) which subsumes the MWC. The comparison and contrast between OSP and DC exhibits a see-saw battle at present. Both successfully account for Dongshi Hakka, Tianjin, and Yaoping. OSP wins in Changting (Hsu 1994, 1995) and Taiwanese secret languages, whereas DC wins in Changting (Chen 2003, Chen et al. 2004) and fast speeches in Xuzhou and Standard Mandarin. Different from the above-mentioned cases, Tianjin fast speech demonstrates a dual nature in regard to both constraints. Furthermore, DC receives non-Sinitic support from Hakha Lai; segmental derivation of fanqie languages reveals an OSP counterpart. How these two constraints behave in African tone languages awaits further study.

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汉语调性衍生的两个制约因素

本文旨在进一步研究近年来关于长亭的生成研究中提出的两个工作约束，即一步原理(One Step Principle, OSP)和移动窗口约束(Moving Window Constraint, MWC)。我们将讨论范围扩展到其他汉语方言，因此有必要提出包含MWC的更一般的领域约束(DC)。目前，OSP与DC之间的比较和对比呈现出拉锯战的态势。都成功地说明了东石客家、天津、姚平。OSP在长廷(Hsu 1994,1995)和台湾秘密语言中获胜，而DC在长廷(Chen 2003, Chen et 2004)和徐州和标准普通话的快速演讲中获胜。与上述案例不同，天津快语在这两方面都表现出两重性。此外，DC得到了来自Hakha Lai的非中文支持;对应物语言的分段派生揭示了一个OSP对应。这两个制约因素在非洲语中的表现有待进一步研究。

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-

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20 weeks

期刊介绍： Taiwan Journal of Linguistics is an international journal dedicated to the publication of research papers in linguistics and welcomes contributions in all areas of the scientific study of language. Contributions may be submitted from all countries and are accepted all year round. The language of publication is English. There are no restrictions on regular submission; however, manuscripts simultaneously submitted to other publications cannot be accepted. TJL adheres to a strict standard of double-blind reviews to minimize biases that might be caused by knowledge of the author’s gender, culture, or standing within the professional community. Once a manuscript is determined as potentially suitable for the journal after an initial screening by the editor, all information that may identify the author is removed, and copies are sent to at least two qualified reviewers. The selection of reviewers is based purely on professional considerations and their identity will be kept strictly confidential by TJL. All feedback from the reviewers, except such comments as may be specifically referred to the attention of the editor, is faithfully relayed to the authors to assist them in improving their work, regardless of whether the paper is to be accepted, accepted upon minor revision, revised and resubmitted, or rejected.