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A Comparative Cartographic analysis of Topic Structure Among Japanese, Chinese, and European languages

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K00557
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02060:Linguistics-related
Research InstitutionHyogo University of Teacher Education (2022-2023)
Meio University (2019-2021)

Principal Investigator

Nakamura Koichiro  兵庫教育大学, 学校教育研究科, 教授 (50279064)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 山城 智史  名桜大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 上級准教授 (50794616)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords主題 / 焦点 / 統語構造 / カートグラフィー / 母語の統語構造理解 / 中国語教育 / 日本語教育 / 日本語の主題・焦点構造 / 中国語の主題・焦点構造 / ヨーロッパ言語の主題・焦点構造 / カートグラフィー分析 / 主題構造と語順の通言語的比対照 / 中国語学習者 / 理論と実践の融合 / 主題構造の通言語的比対照 / 日本語学習者 / 主題構造の言語間比較 / 主題構造 / 日本語・中国語 / ヨーロッパ言語 / 比較対照研究
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、日本語・中国語、ヨーロッパ言語のデータを収集・分析するという記述的研究と、そのデータを理論言語学の枠組みであるカートグラフィー分析で検証し、普遍的な統語理論を構築するという理論的側面を併せ持つものである。「主題ー第述」構造がどの程度まで普遍的に通言語的に見られるかを明らかにすることを言語理論的研究の主眼とする。
更に、言語理論により明らかになった日本語と中国語の主題構造と文構造の理解に基づいて、より効果的な中国人留学生に対する日本語教育と日本人学生に対する中国語教育を実践する方向を探るものである。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

[1] We investigated the validity of the rigid word order of topic elements depicted in European languages such as Italian and German. At the same time, we tried to apply these to Japanese and Chinese. It has turned out that Chinese behaves similarly to European languages, while for Japanese it is not the case.
[2] It is well known that langaues such as Gunghe have a specified focus marker. We scrutinized the possibility of applying this fact to Japanese and Chinese data, and we have begun to make a unified theory of focus marker across languages.
[2] Based on the data collected from Japanese university students who learn Chinese, we have taken a valid step toward proposing a more effective way to learn Chinese. Also, we are getting closer to make a comparison betweenJapanese education to Chinese university students and Chinese education to Japanese university students.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

[1] 学術的意義:ヨーロッパ言語で言われ、一般化されていることが、日本語には当てはまらないことを示せたことは、比較統語論に対する大きな貢献である。統一的な言語理論構築に対する前進である。
[2] 社会的意義:日本語を母語とする大学生に対する中国語教育と中国語を母語とする大学生に対する日本語教育を行う際、母語の知識に基づいて、母語との比較を念頭に置いた教育の有効性を検証した。その理論的裏付けとして、日本語と中国語の主題・焦点構造をカートグラフィーと呼ばれる統語構造分析に基づいて比較し、その共通点と相違点を明示することができた。目標言語を学習する際に、母語の知識を使うことの有効性を実証した。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (6 results)

  • [Journal Article] A Cross- linguistic Perspective of Topic and focus Markers2023

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      人文学会論叢-言語・文化・文学- (人文学会)

      Volume: 第41巻 Pages: 118-118

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Issues of the Rigid Word Order Restrictions among Topic Elements Interface between Cartography and Information Structure2023

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      日本英文学会九州支部第75回大会Proceedings

      Volume: 75 Pages: 1920-1920

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Types and functions of wa-marked DPs and their structural distribution in a Japanese2020

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamrua
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Language Companion Series Information-Structural Perspectives on Discourse Particles

      Volume: 213 Pages: 161175-161175

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Structural Positions and Focal Stress Dictate Functions and Interpretations of Japanese Manner Adverbs2023

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Organizer
      Societas Linguistica Europe 2023 Workshop 17 The Concept of Manner and Its Linguistic Realizations
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 分裂文の日中英比較対照分析2023

    • Author(s)
      中村浩一郎・山城智史
    • Organizer
      沖縄外国文学会第38回大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A Cartographic Investigation of Clitic Left Dislocation in Japanese2023

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on Syntactic Cartography 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 主題要素の種類とその語順を巡って-カートグラフィーと情報構造のインターフェイス-2022

    • Author(s)
      中村浩一郎
    • Organizer
      日本英文学会九州支部第75回大会シンポジウム『統語論と言語学関連分野とのインターフェイス』
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Arguments against the rigid word order and occurrence restrictions among topic elements: evidence from Japanese2021

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Organizer
      Workshop “Word Order Matters” at 50th Poznan Linguistic Meeting
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Focus Constructions in Japanese and Chinese-From Semantic-pragmatic perspective to Cartographic Investigation2021

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Organizer
      4th International Workshop on Syntactic Cartography
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Japanese particles ga and wa should be in Focus and Topic head positions2019

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Organizer
      32nd Paris Meeting in East Asian LInguistics
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Cartographic Analysis of the Sentence Final Particle Yan in Kansai Japanese2019

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Organizer
      3rd International Workshop on Syntactic Cartography
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] ブックレット英語学概説2024

    • Author(s)
      西原哲雄・中村浩一郎・松沢絵里・早瀬尚子
    • Total Pages
      169
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • ISBN
      9784758913447
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] ブックレット統語論・文法論概説2023

    • Author(s)
      中村浩一郎・西原哲雄
    • Total Pages
      138
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • ISBN
      9784758913423
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2022 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Word Order Matters: Current Issues in Syntax and Morpho-Syntax2022

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Total Pages
      189
    • Publisher
      Peter Lang
    • ISBN
      9783631879528
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Another argument for the differences among wa-marked phrases in Fuzhen Si and Luigi Rizzi. eds., Current Issues in Syntactic Cartography: A Cross-linguistic Perspective.2021

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Nakamura
    • Total Pages
      327
    • Publisher
      John Benjamins Publishing
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 第5章カートグラフィーと情報構造(IS)トのインターフェイス 於「統語論と言語学諸分野とのインターフェイス2021

    • Author(s)
      中村浩一郎
    • Total Pages
      223
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Information-Structural Perspectives on Discourse Particles2020

    • Author(s)
      Pierre-Yves Modicom and Olivier Duplatre
    • Total Pages
      304
    • Publisher
      John Benjamins
    • ISBN
      9789027205056
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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