The Syntactic And Semantic Analysis Of “NP+find+XP+VP” Format

In this paper, the “NP+find+XP+VP” format-related sentences are the research objects. There are a lot of researches on this kind of sentences, but it mainly concentrated in two points. One is the classification structure problem. The other is complex relationship between its components present in the semantic. The two points are the main problems that we try to solve.Firstly, based on collecting data, we performed an objective description and induction. On the pure components, desirable range of XP and VP is relatively broad. On the form of vocabulary, the component “XP” can be modified by number, classifier and demonstrative pronoun. In referential attributes, it can be a definite or indefinite component. The “VP” in addition to zero valent verbs, it can be a valent verb, two valent verb or three valent verb. In the component relations, we find that the predicative component “find” and “VP” in the sentence is more complex. On the one hand, they can be sharing subject, not sharing subject, or semi sharing main subject. On the other hand, they are also sharing or not sharing object. In the latter case, the objects also implied relationship. In the syntactic transformation, some sentences can be converted to the “Ba”, but some can not.In the syntactic generation, we combined functional category hypothesis theory, control theory, case theory. And based on analysis and comparison, we put the sentences which not be converted to the “Ba” sentence into conjunct structure, and put the section which can be transformed into “Ba” into head complement structure. In the conjunct structure, the conjunct category extend it. And in the head complement structure, it is extended and selected by the causative category Caus and reach category Bec. In this new framework, we explained the semantic relationship between the components through the empty category. We consider the null subject, null object or other null components exist in the VP. They will find the corresponding solution to the syntax structure. And the corresponding solution is subject or object of “find”. That means the subject and the object of the “find” is the antecedent of these empty categories. So the semantic sense is that the “find” and “VP” share subject or object. In addition, the object of “VP” can also be the zero form component of ellipsis. It does not have the corresponding antecedent in the syntax structure, but we can restore it in combination of the specific context.