2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study of possessive expressions in Old Icelandic
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19520335
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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 | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
IRIE Koji Kanazawa University, 歴史言語文化学系, 准教授 (40313621)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 言語学 / 外国語 / アイスランド語 / 所有表現 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study is to describe various possessive constructions in Old Icelandic. The data stem from the Sagas of Icelanders which are written in prose in middle age Iceland. Especially those sentences are examined that contain a human possessor and a body part possessee. The following topics are notably dealt with : (1) the possessive dative, (2) prepositional possessive constructions, and (3) the verbs of possession. Finally, some considerations are provided upon the historical developments of these expressions from Old to Modern Icelandic.
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