2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Linguistic Changes from Late Middle English to Early Modern English
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18320076
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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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 | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
IYEIRI Yoko Kyoto University, 文学研究科, 准教授 (20264830)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OHKADO Masayuki 中部大学, 国際関係学部, 教授 (70213642)
TANI Akinobu 兵庫教育大学, 学校教育研究科, 准教授 (90236670)
OSAKI Hisao 大阪大学, 言語文化研究科, 准教授 (60268381)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2009
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| Keywords | 中英語 / 初期近代英語 / 語順 / 不定詞 / 定型句 / ワードペア |
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| Research Abstract |
Previous studies in the history of English do not necessarily stress the link between medieval English (Old and Middle English) and Modern English. There is an increasing awareness, however, that most major changes in the history of English become prominent towards the end of the Middle English period and accelerate in the course of the early Modern English period. Our research in the past four years has shown that the link between medieval English and Modern English needs to be highlighted to a greater extent in historical studies, at least in linguistic terms, and that the understanding of this period will contribute to a deeper understanding of Present-day English.
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