本文採用「字彙分解法」(lexical decomposition analysis)來分析漢語
的心理動詞。心理動詞最主要的兩類是「使役─及物」(causative-
transitives)和「狀態─及物」(stative-transitives)。根據本文的主
張，這兩類心理動詞有不同的「字彙結構」(lexical structure)，乃至
於有不同的「深層結構」(D-structure)，而其「深層結構」的不同主要
存在於：使役心理動詞比狀態心理動詞多了一層「因果結構」(causal
structure)。在「深層結構」上，兩種心理動詞的兩個相同論元，「經驗
者」(Experiencer)和「客體」(Theme)，有相同的階層關係：「經驗者」
C─統制(C-command)「客體」，但因為使役心理動詞有一層最高的「因果
結構」，「客體」可以在「表層結構」(S-structure)時移入那個最高的
位置，成為「客體」C─統制「經驗者」的階層關係，所以使役心理動詞
所在的句子允許一種特殊的現象：「照應詞」(anaphor)的「前行語」(
antecedent)可以C─統制其「照應詞」，也可以違反C─統制的原則，這
種現象可以在本文得到解釋。

This thesis adopts an analysis based on lexical decomposition,
arguing that psychological causative-transitives and psycho-
logical stative-transitives have different lexical structures
and, therefore, different D-structures, which differ only in
that the former class of psychological predicates has a higher
causal structure which is absent from the latter. It is the
extra causal structure that permits the c-command violation
between an anaphor and its antecedent displayed in sentences
with psychological causative-transitives. The discussion also
leads to some predictions that the lexical decomposition
analysis allows certain generalizations to be made across a
large number of lexical verbs of similar semantic types.
This thesis adopts an analysis based on lexical decomposition,