Research on the English Derived Compound Noun at the Interface of Morphology and Syntax

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K00661
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02080:English linguistics-related
• Research Institution: Senshu University
• Principal Investigator: Junji Hamamatsu 専修大学, 文学部, 教授 (20272445)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 派生名詞 / 動詞由来複合語 / 形態論

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research has shed light on the semantic interpretation of English derived compound nouns based on argument structure, with particular attention paid to the types and roles of suffixes, from a viewpoint of the interface between morphology and syntax. It can be considered as a theoretical and descriptive research that has made clear the morphology-syntax interface and improved the quality and reliability of data that constitute the basis of linguistic analysis.

Free Research Field

英語学・言語学（形態論・統語論）

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで蓄積されてきた研究成果を生かしつつ、動詞由来複合語の性質を検証すると共に、形態・統語のインターフェイスの解明を前進させ、分析の基礎となるデータの質及び信憑性を高めた。