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Phase and Transfer Domains: Implications from the Comparative Syntax of the Locality of Anaphor Binding and Movement

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K00561
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02060:Linguistics-related
Research InstitutionNotre Dame Seishin University (2022-2023)
Nanzan University (2019-2021)

Principal Investigator

Saito Mamoru  ノートルダム清心女子大学, 文学部, 教授 (70186964)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywordsフェイズ / 転送領域 / 照応形束縛の局所性 / 制御の局所性 / 残留部移動 / 比較統語論 / 極小主義アプローチ / カートグラフィー / コピー形成 / ラベル付け / 焦点 / 制御 / phi素性一致 / 言語普遍性 / wh句 / 名詞修飾節 / 転送 / 使役文 / 適正束縛効果 / NP移動 / 局所性 / 照応形束縛 / 名詞句移動
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、日本語を中心とした比較統語研究を通して、極小主義統語論の根幹をなすフェイズと転送領域の定義の精密化をめざすものである。まず、照応形束縛の局所性に基づき、転送領域をphi素性一致の有無に言及する形で再定式化する。次に、この再定式化をふまえて、日本語の分析において長らく問題とされてきたCP境界を越える主語繰り上げ、使役文の単文的性質、NP移動と非A移動の適用による適正束縛効果などに分析を与える。また、制御の移動分析とフェイズ理論を調和させることもめざす。本研究は、日本語の類型的特徴に注目しつつ、比較統語研究を通して一般理論に貢献するものであり、他言語研究者との共同研究が重要となる。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The most important proposal of this research project is a new definition of phase and transfer domain. It was shown that the new definition more precisely captures the locality of anaphor binding and also resolves the contradiction between the phase theory and the analysis of control in terms of movement (or copy formation). In addition, it makes it possible to explain some differences between Japanese and English that have resisted an analysis over the years. One difference concerns the distribution of anaphors in causative sentences and another the possible forms of remnant movement. This research project also obtained a significant result with the analysis of wh-phrases in Japanese. The new analysis unifies the previously proposed, mutually incompatible analyses and treats Japanese wh-phrases as focused choice functions. A comparative syntax of wh-phrases was pursued on the basis of this new analysis.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

フェイズと転送領域の理論は、言語における局所性を統一的に捉えようとするものであり、統語理論における最も重要な柱の一つである。本研究は、フェイズと転送領域の新たな定義を提案することにより、理論をより経験的に妥当なものとし、これまで分析されえなかった日英語の相違にも説明を与えた。具体的には、照応形束縛の局所性の検討から、一致に言及する形でフェイズを定義し直す必要を示し、フェイズ理論と制御の分析の矛盾を解消することがその帰結として得られることを指摘した。さらに、フェイズと転送領域の定義の普遍性を維持しつつ、問題としてあった日英語の相違を一致の有無から導く道筋を示した。

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

    (21 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 8 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (5 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Connecticut/University of Maryland(米国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] On Minimal Yield and Form Copy: Evidence from East Asian Languages2024

    • Author(s)
      Mamoru Saito
    • Journal Title

      The Linguistic Review

      Volume: 41 Issue: 1 Pages: 59-84

    • DOI

      10.1515/tlr-2024-2003

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Wh-Phrases as Genuine Focus Operators (校正済、印刷中)2024

    • Author(s)
      Mamoru Saito
    • Journal Title

      Rich Descriptions and Simple Explanations in Morphosyntax and Language Acquisition (Oxford University Press)

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Two Notes on Copy Formation2022

    • Author(s)
      Mamoru Saito
    • Journal Title

      Nanzan Linguistics

      Volume: 17 Pages: 157-178

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Phrase Structure and Movement in Japanese2021

    • Author(s)
      Mamoru Saito
    • Journal Title

      Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics

      Volume: ー

    • DOI

      10.1093/acrefore/9780199384655.013.286

    • ISBN
      9780199384655
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 原理群による規則の説明から原理群の説明へーラベル付け理論をめぐってー2020

    • Author(s)
      斎藤 衛
    • Journal Title

      Energeia

      Volume: 45 Pages: 15-37

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] On the Causative Paradoxes: Derivations and Transfer Domains2020

    • Author(s)
      Saito, Mamoru
    • Journal Title

      Nanzan Linguistics

      Volume: 15 Pages: 25-44

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] In Defense of Covert Wh-movement (after 40 years)2023

    • Author(s)
      Mamoru Saito
    • Organizer
      MayFest 2024 (University of Maryland)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Null Arguments in EA Languages Revisited: Ellipsis or Pronouns2023

    • Author(s)
      Mamoru Saito
    • Organizer
      Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics 17 (National University of Mongolia)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] On Minimal Yield and Form Copy: Evidence from East Asian Language2022

    • Author(s)
      Mamoru Saito
    • Organizer
      GLOW in Asia XIII Online Special (香港中文大学) (ワークショップ基調講演)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Theta規準再考-コピー形成操作とラベル付け理論をふまえて2022

    • Author(s)
      斎藤 衛
    • Organizer
      日本英語学会第40回大会 (オンライン) (特別講演)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Evidence for Minimal Yield and Form Copy from East Asian Languages2022

    • Author(s)
      Mamoru Saito
    • Organizer
      Workshop on Workspace, MERGE, and Labeling (Online, 韓国Modern Grammar Society)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Weak Heads in Labeling: Why J/K-type Scrambling is Allowed2021

    • Author(s)
      Mamoru Saito
    • Organizer
      Syracuse/Cornell Workshop on Scrambling (Online)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 転送の単位と言語間変異ー移動と束縛における局所性をめぐって2019

    • Author(s)
      斎藤 衛
    • Organizer
      ドイツ文法理論研究会2019年春の大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Variation in Transfer Domains and the Presence/Absence of Phi-feature Agreement2019

    • Author(s)
      Saito, Mamoru
    • Organizer
      The 12th International Workshop on Theoretical East Asian Linguistics
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] 日本語研究から生成文法理論へ2020

    • Author(s)
      斎藤 衛、高橋大厚、瀧田健介、髙橋真彦、村杉恵子他13名
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • ISBN
      9784758922883
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] ノートルダム清心女子大学HP 研究者紹介

    • URL

      https://www.acoffice.jp/ndsuhp/KgApp?resId=S000151

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 南山大学言語学研究センターHP 研究者紹介

    • URL

      https://www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/LINGUISTICS/staff/index.html

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 南山大学言語学研究センターHP 研究者紹介

    • URL

      http://www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/LINGUISTICS/staff/index.html

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 南山大学言語学研究センター 研究プロジェクト

    • URL

      http://www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/LINGUISTICS/project/index.html

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report 2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 南山大学言語学研究センター研究員紹介

    • URL

      http://www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/LINGUISTICS/staff/index.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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

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