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On the interaction of wh-elements and interrogative markers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02620
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionOchanomizu University

Principal Investigator

ITO Satomi  お茶の水女子大学, 基幹研究院, 准教授 (60347127)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords意味論 / 統語論 / 束縛 / wh要素 / 疑問文 / 文末助詞 / プロソディ / 形式意味論 / 中国語 / 対比 / 言語学 / 発話行為論 / 疑問助詞 / WH要素 / 類型論
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the interaction of interrogative markers and morphemes that have illocutionary force. Specifically, I analyzed the functions of sentence-final particles and prosodic features in Mandarin Chinese on the basis of partition semantics proposed by Groenendijk and Stockhof 1989. In the framework of partition semantics, the meaning of an interrogative sentence is a partition on the set of possible worlds that consist the common ground shared by the speaker and the hearer. I indicated that sentence-final particles ne and ma do not divide the set of possible worlds, thus are not typical interrogative markers. Also, I showed that prosodic features to mark interrogatives are less prominent in Mandarin Chinese than in English, thus indicating the need to reconsider the function of prosody in interrogative sentences.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

疑問文の意味は、形式意味論の分析において、一つの定義しか与えられていない。だが、実際の言語は、多種多様な疑問形式を有することが普通である。本研究では、中国語の疑問文について、形式、文末助詞の種類、プロソディなどの多方面から分析を行い、分割意味論が提案するようなコアな疑問文と、発話行為力のレベルで分析すべき疑問文があることを指摘して、その違いについて考察した。本研究の学術的意義は、疑問文の意味について新たな知見を開いた点にあり、社会的意義としては、疑問文という言語の必要不可欠な文型を理解することで、言語の本質の一端が明らかになった点にある。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Prosodic influence on Chinese disjunctive questions2020

    • Author(s)
      Ito, Satomi
    • Journal Title

      人文科学研究

      Volume: 16 Pages: 53-66

    • NAID

      120006826380

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] How are partitions marked?: The case of ne in Mandarin Chinese.2019

    • Author(s)
      ITO, Satomi
    • Journal Title

      E. McCready, H. Nomoto & Y. Takubo (eds.) Semantics of Pragmatic Particles in East and Southeast Asian Languages. Routledge.

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 疑問文中の語気助詞“ne”の機能:疑問演算子か対照話題マーカーかをめぐって2018

    • Author(s)
      伊藤さとみ
    • Journal Title

      中国言語文化論研究

      Volume: 7 Pages: 20-46

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 談話機能から見る中国語における文末助詞“ma”と“ne”の比較2018

    • Author(s)
      伊藤さとみ
    • Journal Title

      お茶の水女子大学中国文学会会報

      Volume: 37 Pages: 17-34

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Intervention effects in answerhood2017

    • Author(s)
      Ito, Satomi
    • Journal Title

      人文科学研究

      Volume: 13 Pages: 13-25

    • NAID

      120005998449

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Prosodic property in alternative questions2019

    • Author(s)
      Ito, Satomi
    • Organizer
      IACL-27
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] How is contrast marked? : The case of ne in Mandarin Chinese2018

    • Author(s)
      ITO, Satomi
    • Organizer
      26th international association of Chinese linguistics
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 疑問文中の語気助詞“ne”の機能:疑問演算子か対照話題マーカーかをめぐって2017

    • Author(s)
      伊藤さとみ
    • Organizer
      大東文化大学中国言語文化学学術シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 談話機能から見る中国語における文末助詞“ma”と“ne”の比較2017

    • Author(s)
      伊藤さとみ
    • Organizer
      お茶の水女子大学中国文学会第36回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] On the typology of yes/no question markers2016

    • Author(s)
      ITO, Satomi
    • Organizer
      Theoretical and linguistics at Keio
    • Place of Presentation
      慶応義塾大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-07
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 中国語の正反疑問文に見られる 干渉効果について2016

    • Author(s)
      石井友美、伊藤さとみ
    • Organizer
      日本言語学会第152回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      慶応義塾大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Chinese Particle Questions and their answerhood2016

    • Author(s)
      ITO, Satomi
    • Organizer
      2016年度第2回「東アジア・東南アジアの諸言語における談話小辞の意味研究」共同利用・共同研究課題研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京外国語大学
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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