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Characteristics of Nuuchahnulth syntax in relation to clause and clause combining

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K02473
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionTokyo University of Foreign Studies

Principal Investigator

Nakayama Toshihide  東京外国語大学, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 教授 (70334448)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 中山 久美子  東京外国語大学, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 研究員 (40401426)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywordsヌートカ語 / 危機言語 / 節連結 / 統語論 / ワカシュ諸語 / 北米先住民言語 / 節結合 / 節構造
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the characteristics of syntactic organization of Nuuchahnulth, an endangered indigenous language of Canada, with a focus on the structural domains of clause and clause combining. A clause in Nuuchahnulth is very limited in its internal structure. Many of meanings that could be expressed within a clause using a various phrases (prepositional, adverbial, or nominal) in English must be expressed with clause combining in Nuuchahnulth. This difference in encodability seems to be related to the fact that the lexical category distinction is much less developed in Nuuchahnulth. The clause is often assumed to be universally at the center of syntactic organization. The findings in this study, however, show that it is not always the case, and that the role of the clause in syntax depends on the structural type of the language.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (19 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results,  Invited: 9 results)

  • [Journal Article] Polysynthesis in Nuuchahnulth, A Wakashan Language2017

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Journal Title

      In: Michael Fortescue, Marianne Mithun, and Nicholas Evans (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

      Volume: - Pages: 603-622

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 言語知識はどのような形をしているのか2017

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Journal Title

      日本認知言語学会論文集

      Volume: 18

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 文法システム再考:話しことばに基づく文法研究に向けて2017

    • Author(s)
      大野剛,中山俊秀
    • Journal Title

      鈴木亮子,秦かおり,横森大輔(編)『話しことばへのアプローチ:創発的・学際的談話研究への新たなる挑戦』東京:ひつじ書房

      Volume: - Pages: 5-34

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Documentary Linguistics Workshop: Its beginning, development, and the future2017

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Journal Title

      Asian and African Languages and Linguistics

      Volume: 11

    • NAID

      120006319223

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Systematicity in variation within a grammar: A look into ’broken’ structure and ’deviant’ semantics in Japanese conversation2017

    • Author(s)
      Fumino Horiuchi & Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      15th International Pragmatics Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fluctuating robustness of nominal phrases in Nuuchahnulth2017

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      15th International Pragmatics Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 言語知識はどのような形をしているのか2017

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Organizer
      日本認知言語学会第18回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 会話から見る文法体系の多重性:日本語の日常会話を例にして2017

    • Author(s)
      堀内ふみ野,中山俊秀
    • Organizer
      第6回動的語用論研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 会話に見られる言語表現の文法的特異性2017

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Organizer
      日本英語学会第35回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 言語使用を基盤とした文法とその研究の方向性と可能性を考える2017

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Organizer
      第56回ヴァーバル・ノンヴァーバル・コミュニケーション研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      国立情報学研究所:東京都千代田区
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Introduction to Language Documentation and Revitalization2017

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      Special lecture
    • Place of Presentation
      Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Working with Conversational Data2017

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      Special lecture
    • Place of Presentation
      Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] On the Question of Universality of Lexical Categories: What Nuuchahnulth (Nootka) Can Tell Us2017

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      Special Seminar
    • Place of Presentation
      Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 話しことばが新たに拓く文法研究を考える2016

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Organizer
      ことば・認知・インタラクション4
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工科大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-25
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Noun Phrases in Discourse: Why and how might they be interesting2016

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on the Noun Phrase as Units of Linguistic Structure and Interaction
    • Place of Presentation
      慶應義塾大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-12
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Noun Phrases in Nuuchahnulth: Their place in grammar and discourse2016

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on the Noun Phrase as Units of Linguistic Structure and Interaction
    • Place of Presentation
      慶應義塾大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-12
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 複雑系としての言語の特性2016

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Organizer
      情報資源利用研究センターワークショップ『複雑系としての社会システム研究の可能性を考える』
    • Place of Presentation
      東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-04
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Emergent units in speaking for interacting2016

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      International symposium on the emergence of units in social interaction
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] コミュニケーションの中での文法を捉える2016

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Organizer
      琉球諸語研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学:福岡県福岡市
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Rethinking linguistic communication and grammar2016

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      Invited lecture
    • Place of Presentation
      Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Rethinking grammar: Multiplicity in grammar2016

    • Author(s)
      Toshihide Nakayama
    • Organizer
      Invited lecture
    • Place of Presentation
      Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] データと理論:データあっての理論か、理論あってのデータか2015

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Organizer
      フィールドサイエンスコロキアム
    • Place of Presentation
      東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-25
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ixedness and unithood in Miyako and Japanese conversation: An exploration into the emergence of structure and interaction2015

    • Author(s)
      Tsuyoshi Ono, Toshihide Nakayama, Ryoko Suzuki
    • Organizer
      14th International Pragmatics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Antwerp
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-26
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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