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2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

On the notion of cycle in the application of semantic interpretation rules

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14510501
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 英語・英米文学
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

KANEKO Yoshiaki  Tohoku University, Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Professor, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (80161181)

Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Keywordscyclic semantic interpretation / tense interpretation / Earliness Principle / phase / distributed semantics / modal / conditional clause
Research Abstract

The purpose of this project is to investigate into the relation between cycles in syntactic derivations and the application of semantic interpretation rules, with special reference to tense interpretation, scope interpretation of modals and quantifiers, pronominal binding, and adjunct interpretation. The main empirical findings of the research are the following three points.(1)A new tense interpretation system has been proposed. In this system, temporal representations are constructed derivationally, without stipulating any specific category as cycle. (2)The Sequence of Tense (SOT) adjustment rule has been proposed to account for SOT phenomena in English. It has been shown that syntactic information must be available when the SOT adjustment rule is applied. (3)Through the examination of pronominal binding phenomena involving modals in matrix clauses and pronominal subjects in conditional if-clauses, it has been shown that some type of if-clauses function as restrictors for abstract mod … More al operators contained within the head of the functional category that occurs outside CP and functions as 'performative clause'. It has been also shown that syntactic information must be available when pronouns are interpreted as bound by quantifiers.
On the basis of these empirical findings, a new model of semantics, that is, Distributed Semantics, is suggested Distributed Semantics consists of the three main ideas. (1)The parts of a syntactic object that contain only interpretable features as a result of AGREE/Feature Checking are 'semantic objects' as well as syntactic objects. At the end of derivation, the derived syntactic object as a whole is a semantic object as well. (2)Semantic interpretation rules are applied once relevant semantic objects are constructed, in accordance with the Earliness Principle. (3)It is not necessary to specify particular categories as cycles for semantic interpretation. This point favors the approach of Epstein and Seely (2002) over the phase-based approach of Chomsky. Less

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2005 2004 2002 2001

All Journal Article (10 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 時制の一致現象と派生的時制解釈システム2005

    • Author(s)
      金子義明
    • Journal Title

      東北大学文学研究科研究年報 54

      Pages: 109-128

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Sequence of tense phenomena in English and the derivational approach to temporal interpretation.2005

    • Author(s)
      KANEKO, Yoshiaki
    • Journal Title

      The Annual Reports of Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University Vol.54

      Pages: 109-128

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A derivational approach to temporal interpretation in English2004

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiaki Kaneko
    • Journal Title

      Explorations in English Linguistics 19

      Pages: 49-91

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A derivational approach to temporal interpretation in English.2004

    • Author(s)
      KANEKO, Yoshiaki
    • Journal Title

      Explorations in English Linguistics No.19

      Pages: 49-91

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 時と時制2002

    • Author(s)
      金子義明
    • Journal Title

      英語の主要構文

      Pages: 11-20

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] ムードとモダリティー2002

    • Author(s)
      金子義明
    • Journal Title

      英語の主要構文

      Pages: 21-30

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Conditional if-clauses and the performative modal in COMP2002

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiaki Kaneko
    • Journal Title

      LP2000 Proceedings On-Line (http://www.adn.nu/~ad31175/lp2002/lp2002main.htm/)

      Pages: 1-29

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Time and tense.2002

    • Author(s)
      KANEKO, Yoshiaki
    • Journal Title

      Major Grammatical Constructions in English

      Pages: 11-20

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Mood and modality.2002

    • Author(s)
      KANEKO, Yoshiaki
    • Journal Title

      Major Grammatical Constructions in English

      Pages: 21-30

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Conditional if-clauses and the performative modal in COMP.2001

    • Author(s)
      KANEKO, Yoshiaki
    • Journal Title

      LP2000 Proceedings On-Line(http://www.adn.nu/〜ad31175/lp20002/lp2002main.htm)(Charles University Press.) (To be published)

      Pages: 1-29

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] 英語の主要構文2002

    • Author(s)
      中村 捷, 金子義明(編著)
    • Total Pages
      268
    • Publisher
      研究社
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] Major Grammatical Constructions in English.2002

    • Author(s)
      NAKAMURA, Masaru, Yoshiaki KANEKO(eds.)
    • Total Pages
      268
    • Publisher
      Kenkyusha
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2006-07-11  

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