Information Structural Notions in English and Japanese : A View from Formal and Cognitive Pragmatics
Project/Area Number |
20520436
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
English linguistics
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Research Institution | Shizuoka University |
Principal Investigator |
KAWAMURA Michihiko Shizuoka University, 教育学部, 准教授 (00283325)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
UCHIDA Megumi 静岡大学, 教育学部, 教授 (80185032)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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Keywords | 情報構造 / 形式語用論 / 認知語用論 / 対照主題 / 定性 / there構文 / 主題 / 焦点 / 既出性 |
Research Abstract |
This study investigates into some basic notions of information structure from two distinct perspectives : formal pragmatics and cognitive pragmatics. In particular, the need for contrastive topic as an information-structural primitive and the role of givenness in the descriptions of (in)definiteness in English are critically examined. Implications for pedagogical English grammar are also discussed.
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