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A force-dynamic analysis of the putative 'means' type of _way_ constructions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K00691
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02080:English linguistics-related
Research InstitutionKansai University

Principal Investigator

Iwata Seizi  関西大学, 文学部, 教授 (50232682)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywordsway構文 / 項構造 / 構文文法 / 語彙・構文アプローチ / force dynamics
Outline of Research at the Start

これまで本研究者は、way構文のいわゆる「手段」タイプについて通説とは異なる見解に辿り着いている。また結果構文の研究を通じて、forceに基づく分析が様々な項構造現象の分析に有効であることを確信するに至っている。
このような背景から、いわゆる「手段」タイプのway構文に対してforce dynamic分析を応用することが有望であり、さらにこれまでの研究成果を統合していく見通しが出てきた。そこで本研究では、way構文に対するforce dynamic分析がどこまで有効であるか、またforce dynamic分析を用いることによってway構文の特性がどこまで解明できるかを実証的に探っていく。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Prototypical instances of way expression turn out to fall into three types from the viewpoint of force dynamics. First, _fight/push/force one’s way_ can be straightforwardly accounted for by means of a force-dynamic analysis in the sense of Talmy (2000): The subject referent, as an Agonist, exerts force on to an obstacle in the way, as an Antagonist, and removes it, thereby enabling the motion. Next, _pick/find/feel one’s way_ are not amenable to the same treatment. Nevertheless, the verbs do describe how the difficulty is to be dealt with. So they are still instances of ‘enabling’ type. Third, _work one’s way_ does not involve removing obstacles in the way and is therefore not an instance of ‘enabling’ type. Instead, it is an instance of ‘causative’ type.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

英語におけるway構文(He fought his way through the crowd)は、非常に特異な現象である。これまではGoldberg (1995)の分析で、この現象の本質はあらかた解明されたとする風潮が強かった。しかし本研究により、way構文にはまだまだ解明されていない特性があることが明らかとなった。
この現象は英語学の世界を離れてはあまり知られていないのだが、今後way構文の本質がさらに明らかになれば、広く、英語学習者全般に対しても、英文法の面白さを実感できる適例となるであろう。

Report

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

    (4 results)

All 2023 2021 2020

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Another look at the interaction between verbs and constructions: The case of resultatives based on wipe2021

    • Author(s)
      Iwata, Seizi
    • Journal Title

      Constructions and Frames

      Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Pages: 268-308

    • DOI

      10.1075/cf.21006.iwa

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] A force-dynamic account of _way_ expressions2023

    • Author(s)
      Iwata Seizi
    • Organizer
      English Linguistics Society of Korea Spring Conference 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Way表現とforce dynamics2023

    • Author(s)
      岩田彩志
    • Organizer
      日本認知言語学会第24回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] English Resultatives: A Force-Recipient Account2020

    • Author(s)
      Iwata, Seizi
    • Total Pages
      549
    • Publisher
      John Benjamins
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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