2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Typological Study of Applicative Constructions
| Project/Area Number |
19520322
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAMURA Wataru Tohoku University, 高等教育開発推進センター, 准教授 (90293117)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 統語論 / 言語類型論 |
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| Research Abstract |
I proposed a prototype-based definition of applicative constructions through their typological survey. Specifically, I assumed four conditions : one is morphological condition (i.e.presence of a morphological marker/auxiliary verb) and three syntactic definitions : 1. whether or not there is an increase in the number of syntactic arguments within the clause, 2. whether or not a peripheral adjunct/argument is promoted syntactically, and 3. whether or not there is any lexical (or idiosyncratic) restriction in applying applicativization.
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