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On Meanings and Usages of Path Prepositions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21520497
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field English linguistics
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

ASAKAWA Teruo  東北大学, 高等教育開発推進センター, 教授 (50101522)

Project Period (FY) 2009 – 2011
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywordspreposition / out / across / path / 認知意味論 / 経路 / 前置詞 / 動的文法理論 / 意味論
Research Abstract

Semantic investigation of Path Prepositions in English has revealed that Path Prepositional phrase[PNP] such as up/down the tree, along the river, around the ground, across the street, through the tunnel, has the following semantic properties :(a)The trajectory Path is contained within the Landmark NP,(b)The preposition P expresses a directed line of motion with respect to the Landmark,(c)The way the trajectory Path goes depends on geometric description of the Landmark, and(d)The landmark functions as Passage. Through the cooperation of both the grammatical properties of Path Prepositions and human cognitive principles, it was also revealed that a novel path prepositional phrase[out NP] is introduced into the grammar dynamically through a few developing stages, and that the prototypical moving path line of the preposition across is extended into different shapes of moving lines, maintaining all the properties[A]-[D] without change.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2011 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2010 Annual Research Report
  • 2009 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2011 2010 2009 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 「前置詞out再考(2)」『国際文化研究科論集』18号2010

    • Author(s)
      浅川照夫
    • Journal Title

      東北大学国際文化研究科

      Pages: 52-68

    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 前置詞"out"再考(2)2010

    • Author(s)
      浅川照夫
    • Journal Title

      国際文化研究科論集

      Volume: 18号 Pages: 52-68

    • NAID

      40018876975

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 「前置詞out再考(1)」『国際文化研究科論集』17号2009

    • Author(s)
      浅川照夫
    • Journal Title

      東北大学国際文化研究科

      Pages: 57-74

    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 前置詞"out"再考(1)2009

    • Author(s)
      浅川照夫
    • Journal Title

      国際文化研究科論集 17号

      Pages: 57-74

    • NAID

      120002146238

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 「経路を表す前置詞の意味解釈」『東北大学言語情報学ワークショップ』2011

    • Author(s)
      浅川照夫
    • Organizer
      東北大学情報科学研究科
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-17
    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 経路を表す前置詞の意味解釈について2011

    • Author(s)
      浅川照夫
    • Organizer
      東北大学言語情報学ワークショップ
    • Place of Presentation
      東北大学
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-17
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.intcul.tohoku.ac.jp/?num=61227221353

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2009-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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