| Project/Area Number |
22520500
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
English linguistics
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| Research Institution | Yamaguchi University |
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Principal Investigator |
IWABE Kozo 山口大学, 人文学部, 教授 (90176561)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
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| Keywords | 総称文 / 数量化 / 演繹 / 帰納 / 法助動詞 |
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| Research Abstract |
Generic sentences are closely connected with the human capacity of generalization. There are two major frameworks in describing generic sentences. One is Carlson's non-quantificational analysis based on the notion of kind predication. The other is the quantificational analysis, the standard version of which assumes unselective operators as essential part of the theory. Certainly, some of the generic sentences are non-quantificational in nature, and the non-quantificational analysis is necessary anyway, but the variety of generic sentences cannot be subsumed under the non-quantificational analysis. The quantificational approach will be a fruitful framework if it is modified appropriately. Specifically, it must incorporate several selective operators. Different ways of generalization, which are described by generic sentences, include induction and deduction, and need a dual approach.
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