A Cognitive-Typological Approach to English Intransitive Constructions Focusing on the Comparative Study among Eskimo, Japanese and English
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20720130
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
English linguistics
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| Research Institution | Shiga University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | 音表出動詞 / 移動構文 / 様態動詞 / 自動詞 / 受動態 / 指示詞 / エスキモー語(ユピック) / エスキモー語 / 認知類型論 / 経路動詞 / 自動詞構文 / 様態と移動 / 音放出動詞 / 相互構文 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research, I pointed out that certain theoretical generalizations of intransitive constructions that are often used as archetypes of typological analyses are wrongly based on characteristics uniquely observed in English : for instance, in English, sound-emission verbs can be realized in manner-motion construction, but those observed in other languages that show essentially the same construction type can not. To compensate for theoretical shortcomings, I proposed semantic maps that characteristics of English intransitive constructions can be captured in a relative way compared to those of other languages. In addition, in the latter half of this research, especially, I extended my analysis to the usage of demonstratives and passive constructions that are closely related to that of motion construction, and I made conference presentations on this topic at various places as shown below.
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