現代漢語&#x0201c;一量名&#x0201d;的定指解讀

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中国语文通讯 ›› 2026, Vol. 105 ›› Issue (1) : 39-63. DOI: 10.65961/crcl-2026-0003

現代漢語“一量名”的定指解讀

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Definite yi ‘one’-CL-NP Phrases in Mandarin

Rong He

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學界普遍認為，現代漢語“一量名”短語不能表示定指，而“數（> 1）量名”短語可以獲得定指解讀。本文主張，“數量名”短語在內部語義性質上並無本質差異。“一量名”與“數（> 1）量名”定指表現的差異，以及“一量名”在回指類型上的限制，均源自“一量名”與光桿名詞的競爭。“DP最小化”原則（Patel-Grosz & Grosz 2017）要求：用於定指時，“一量名”如果與光桿名詞指稱完全相同的對象，且沒有其他使用目的，則會被句法及語義更簡潔的光桿名詞阻隔。

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It is widely assumed that yi ‘one’-CL-NP phrases in Mandarin are consistently interpreted as indefinite, whereas numeral phrases with numbers greater than one can receive definite interpretations. This paper challenges that assumption, arguing instead that Mandarin numeral phrases do not intrinsically encode distinct semantic properties. The observed contrast in definiteness between yi-CL-NP and num(>1)-CL-NP phrases, as well as the apparent restrictions on the anaphoric use of yi-CL-NP, are best explained in terms of their competition with bare nouns. Adopting the principle Minimize DP! (Patel-Grosz & Grosz 2017), this paper proposes that when a yi-CL-NP phrase and a bare noun denote the same entity, and no independent factor licenses the former, the syntactically and semantically simpler bare noun is obligatorily preferred in definite contexts.

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賀榮. 現代漢語“一量名”的定指解讀[J]. 中国语文通讯. 2026, 105(1): 39-63 https://doi.org/10.65961/crcl-2026-0003

Rong He. Definite yi ‘one’-CL-NP Phrases in Mandarin[J]. Current Research in Chinese Linguistics. 2026, 105(1): 39-63 https://doi.org/10.65961/crcl-2026-0003

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