臺灣博碩士論文加值系統

The topic chain is an important concept used in narratives. However, its content is not very clear. This thesis mainly investigates a kind of topic chain in which the topic is introduced by Locative-Verb-Noun Phrase (LVNP) sentences. LVNP sentences have a locative phrase as the surface subject, followed by the main verb with the suffix zhe (the duration marker, DUR) or le (the perfect tense marker, PRT), and then the subject or the object. Following structural analysis and by surveying actual data--a novel, we examined and based on the distributions of ZA, PA, and NA which occur in topic chains to generalize three basic patterns and one derived pattern to explain their inner structures. The findings show that topic chains can be categorized according to the patterns they show. Besides, different types of topic chains show different inner structures. By describing the inner structures, the topic chain is not just a concept at all and we learn its actual content more clearly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter
1.Introduction …………………………………………………1
2.Literature Review …………………………………………6
2.1Discourse topic……………………………………………6
2.2Topic chain………………………………………………… 9
2.3Anaphora………………………………………………………10
2.4Summary…………………………………………………………13
3.Methodology ……………………………………………………14
3.1Data base ……………………………………………………14
3.2Procedure ……………………………………………………15
3.3The establishment of a topic chain………… ……15
4.Data Analysis …………………………………………………18
4.1Anaphora ………………………………………………………18
4.2The patterns of a topic chain…………………………23
4.3The linking mechanism of a topic chain……………27
4.3.1ZA linking mechanism…………………………………27
4.3.2PA linking mechanism…………………………………30
4.3.3NA linking mechanism…………………………………31
4.4Summary……………………………………………………………32
5.Discussion and Findings………………………………………35
5.1Basic type of topic chains………………………………35
5.1.1NP-ZA-(ZA)-(ZA)-(ZA) …………………………………35
5.1.2Combination of basic patterns……………………38
5.1.2.1Combination of basic pattern 1……………39
5.1.2.2Combination of basic pattern 2……………40
5.2Derived type of topic chains……………………….…43
5.2.1NP-X…………………………………………………………44
5.2.2NP-NP-ZA……………………………………………………45
5.2.3NP-NA-NA (The topic is more specified)………49
5.2.4NA occurs recursively…………………………………52
5.3Summary……………………………………………………………55
6.Conclusion………………………………………………………….66
Appendix…………………………………………………………………70
Bibliography……………………………………………………………76

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