阿美語名詞組的連結結構

Noun Phrase Conjunction in Amis

本文探討阿美語名詞組的連結結構，特別是兩個連結詞atu 和aci 的組成分析及兩種不同的連結結構句型。這兩種句型主要差別在於第二個連結名詞組是否能有格位標示。首先，本研究發現，連結詞atu 應視為單一成分，而非如先前文獻（如Tsai & Zeng 1997 和E. Liu 2003）所提出連接詞a 再加上格位標記tu 的組合。本文認為aci 也應視為單一成分，然而aci 中的ci 還保有其標示人稱專有名詞的功能。再者，本研究也發現，第二個連結名詞組有無格位標示乃是表示兩個連結名詞組之間的語意緊密度。本文也嘗試從角色指稱語法的觀點針對此種語法－－語意互動的現象提出分析。本研究認為，這兩種不同的連結結構句型乃是表示是兩種不同的複雜名詞組：名詞組層次的並列結構及名詞組層次的複並結構。本文最後討論這兩種結構能否使用與第二個連結名詞組的名詞類別及語意角色的相關性。

This paper investigates noun phrase conjunction (NP conjunction) in Amis, and in particular the composition of the two conjunctors atu and aci, and two types of NP construction that differ in terms of the case marking of the second conjunct. The following findings are proposed. First, the conjunctor atu, instead of being treated as a composite of two units (i.e. a general linker a and a case marker tu as reported in earlier studies such as Tsai & Zeng 1997 and E. Liu 2003) is argued to contain only one unit that functions as a single conjunctor. The same analysis is also proposed for aci, though the -ci still carries the function of a personal proper noun marker. Second, whether the second conjunct is case-marked or not indicates different degrees of tightness between the two conjuncts. This syntax-semantics interface in the NP conjunction of Amis is analyzed within the framework of Role and Reference Grammar (RRG). It is shown that these two types of NP conjunction exemplify two nexus types at the NP-juncture: NP cosubordination and NP coordination. I conclude this paper by further discussing how the case marking of the second conjunct interacts with the semantics (e.g. noun types and semantic roles) of this conjunct.