Empirical and theoretical studies of the acquisition of Argument Ellipsis.
Project/Area Number |
23820022
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Linguistics
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Research Institution | Mie University |
Principal Investigator |
OTAKI Koichi 三重大学, 共通教育センター, 特任講師(教育担当) (50616042)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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Keywords | 項削除 / パラメータ / 生成文法 / 言語獲得 / 格 / ヒンディー・ウルドゥー語 |
Research Abstract |
The aim of this study is to investigate the acquisition of Argument Ellipsis, which has been observed in languages like Japanese and Korean. This study proposes the generalization that only languages that exhibit non-fusional case morphology allow Argument Ellipsis, and explains why such a generalization holds cross-linguistically. Also, this study demonstrates that Japanese-speaking children have knowledge of Argument Ellipsis. Given that direct evidence for the acquisition of Argument Ellipsis is limited, the results of the experiment lend further support to the theory of Argument Ellipsis proposed in this study, which claims that the acquisition of case markers triggers the acquisition of Argument Ellipsis.
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