| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of this project has been to highlight the continuity of language change between the Middle and Early Modern English periods. For this purpose, I have conducted research into the following areas: (1) the historical development of Middle English negation and the development of the auxiliary "do" in Early Modern English; (2) verb complementation (i.e. "that"-clauses, infinitives, and gerunds dominated by verbs); and (3) some morphological features including the addition of adverbial -s (as in "always" from late Middle English to Early Modern English). I have also made an effort to contextualize the change of language from Middle English to Early Modern English within the entire history of the English language, paying a particular attention to its impact on Present-day English.
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