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A study on the structure of conditionals in Japan Sign Language

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02632
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionTokyo Metropolitan University

Principal Investigator

Harada Naomi  首都大学東京, 人文科学研究科, 准教授 (10374109)

Research Collaborator TAKAYAMA Chieko  
OSONOE Satoshi  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords日本手話 / 条件文 / 統語論 / 意味論 / うなずき / ロールシフト / 言語学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Conditional sentences in natural languages are important in linguistic theory, because they provide important clues to the sentence structure and how it maps into the semantic representation. Upon detailed analyses of data from Japan Sign Language (Nihon Shuwa), the following characteristics of the conditional sentences in the language were clarified:(1) either one of the following markers is used to mark conditional sentences (i) the use of nodding at the predicate of the antecedent clause of conditionals, or (ii) role shift (hereafter RS) for the antecedent clause of the conditionals. (2) For the type of conditionals using RS as explicit marker, the notion "pivot" in the sense of Sells 1987 is crucial. (3) Conditional sentences are best analyzed in terms of Discourse Representative Theory (Heim 1982, among others). From these findings, we clarified that the markers of the conditional sentences in Japan Sign Language (and possibly in other signed languages) are independent of tense.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究により、従来明らかでなかった次の2点が解明された。(1)日本語の条件文にはうなずき型とロールシフト型の2種類が存在する(2)うなずき型・ロールシフト型共に条件節の標識と時制との関連は見られなかった。むしろ、ロールシフトが条件節で用いられる場合、談話役割との関連が明確になった。日本手話(および他の手話言語)と音声言語の間で、時制辞の統語的役割が根本的に異なることを示唆する上で重要である。

Report

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

    (9 results)

All 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 日本手話のロールシフトと談話表示理論2018

    • Author(s)
      小薗江聡・原田なをみ・高山智恵子
    • Journal Title

      日本言語学会第156回大会予稿集

      Volume: 156 Pages: 229-234

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 日本手話のロールシフトと談話表示理論2018

    • Author(s)
      小薗江聡・原田なをみ・高山智恵子
    • Journal Title

      日本言語学会第156回大会 大会予稿集

      Volume: 156

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Extraordinary compounding: Word formation across clausal boundaries2017

    • Author(s)
      Harada, Naomi
    • Journal Title

      人文学報

      Volume: 513-6 Pages: 15-24

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 日本手話の条件文:うなずき型とロールシフト型2016

    • Author(s)
      原田なをみ・高山智恵子・坊農真弓
    • Journal Title

      日本言語学会第153回大会予稿集

      Volume: 153 Pages: 140-145

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] 統語計算部門の構成2018

    • Author(s)
      原田なをみ
    • Organizer
      認知的コミュニケーションワークショップ 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 日本手話のロールシフトと談話表示理論2018

    • Author(s)
      小薗江聡・原田なをみ・高山智恵子
    • Organizer
      日本言語学会第156回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 自然言語の「談話性」と「モンスター」2017

    • Author(s)
      原田なをみ
    • Organizer
      認知的コミュニケーションワークショップ2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 日本手話の条件文:うなずき型とロールシフト型2016

    • Author(s)
      原田なをみ・高山智恵子・坊農真弓
    • Organizer
      日本言語学会第153回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-03
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 言語知識の研究:ことばのかたちから2016

    • Author(s)
      原田なをみ
    • Organizer
      認知的コミュニケーションワークショップ 2016 (静岡大学情報学部主催)
    • Place of Presentation
      ヤマハリゾートつま恋(静岡県掛川市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-29
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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