Grammar and the evolution of language: A cognitive linguistic perspective
Project/Area Number |
23520579
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
English linguistics
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Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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Keywords | 認知モード / Iモード / Dモード / 文法進化 / 言語進化 / Dモード / 文法化 / 再帰性 / 認知言語学 / 主観性 / 外置 / ストレンジ・アトラクター / Iモード |
Research Abstract |
We have proposed two modes of cognition (I-mode and D-mode) and have shown that the cognitive transition from I-mode to D-mode is critical to the evolution of language. The meta-cognitive function of D-mode makes a conceptual base for the emergence of syntactic recursion which is identified as the only uniquely human component of the faculty of language, whereas displacement itself is a decisive factor for the grammaticalization of categories at layer V of the 6-layer scenario of language evolution.
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