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Theoretical Studies on the Relation between Information Structure and Quantification Interpretations

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K00595
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02060:Linguistics-related
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

Kurafuji Takeo  立命館大学, 法学部, 教授 (60305175)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords情報構造 / 量化 / ロバ文 / 主題 / 脱焦点化 / 動的意味論 / 存在量化解除 / 形式意味論 / 条件文 / アバウトネス / 量化構造 / 量化副詞 / 非対称量化 / かき混ぜ規則
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project investigated how information structure affects interpretations concerning quantification, focusing in particular on the “topic-sensitivity” of quantificational adverbs in conditional donkey sentences. It was revealed that the basic function of the so-called Japanese topic marker “-wa” is defocalization, and a wa-marked phrase is licensed above the verbal projection independently of the topic licensing, which is carried out in the realm of a higher projection. Given the hypothesis that the smallest verb phrase of the matrix clause of a conditional donkey sentence counts as nuclear scope, donkey anaphora such as “soitu-wa,” which is syntactically generated in the consequent clause, is interpreted as part of the antecedent clause. It was also argued that this mapping become possible by the definition of -wa in the framework of dynamic semantics.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

「すべて」や「たいてい」のような量化表現の解釈は文構造だけでなく情報構造にも影響をうける。本研究では情報構造と量化の関係を従来とは異なる視点から解明することを目指した。具体的には「若手芸人がヤクザ映画に出演するとたいていそいつはすぐ殺される」のような文の「そいつは」は量化副詞「たいてい」に束縛される解釈が可能で(=ヤクザ映画に出演するたいていの若手芸人はすぐ殺される)、その場合主題とは解釈されないことを観察した。その結果、「ハ」自体に主題機能があるのではなく、焦点領域にないことが課される要素であると分析すべきであることがわかった。この成果は理論研究と応用研究の両面において貢献するものである。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Topic in nuclear scope2020

    • Author(s)
      Takeo Kurafuji
    • Journal Title

      JELS

      Volume: 37 Pages: 204-210

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A choice function approach to null arguments2019

    • Author(s)
      Takeo Kurafuji
    • Journal Title

      Linguistics and Philosophy

      Volume: 42 Issue: 1 Pages: 3-44

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10988-018-9243-1

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Some extensions of choice function analysis of null arguments2021

    • Author(s)
      Takeo Kurafuji
    • Organizer
      Null Objects from a Crosslinguistic and Development Perspective
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本語空項の選択関数分析とその応用2020

    • Author(s)
      藏藤健雄
    • Organizer
      日本英文学会第92回大会シンポジアム『空項(発音されない項)に関する諸問題』
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 主題の認可とハ句の命題分析2020

    • Author(s)
      藏藤健雄
    • Organizer
      日本語文法学会第21回大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Topic in nuclear scope2019

    • Author(s)
      Takeo Kurafuji
    • Organizer
      The 12th International Spring Forum, The English Linguistic Society
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 日本語量化詞「ほとんど」の疑似量化解釈-ガーデンパス現象による実証的検証-2018

    • Author(s)
      井上雅勝・藏藤健雄・松井理直
    • Organizer
      日本言語学会第157回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 日本語全称量化の疑似量化解釈-ガーデンパス現象による実証的検証-2018

    • Author(s)
      井上雅勝・藏藤健雄・松井理直
    • Organizer
      日本認知科学会第36回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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