A Study of Semantic Effects Induced by Case Particle Omission

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13188
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 02060:Linguistics-related
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University (2020-2023); Kyoto Notre Dame University (2019)
• Principal Investigator: Sugimura Mina 立命館大学, 文学部, 准教授 (20707286)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 格省略 / 格認可 / 複雑述語形成 / 作用域 / 焦点

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project aimed to illuminate the nature of case particle omission and its semantic effects. It also focused on revealing the mechanism of complex predicate formation, which is crucial for case-licensing. The study has claimed that interpretive differences trigged by case particle omission are associated with the structural position of a relevant noun phrase, which in turn depends on how a relevant complex predicate is formed. In addition, the study has also shown from a morpho-syntactic aspect that how a given complex predicate is formed varies depending on the combination of predicates.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

名詞句のもつ「が」や「を」のような格がどのように認可されるのかという問いは、言語理論において重要な位置付けにある。本研究では、格認可のしくみを明らかにし、その上で、格助詞の省略がどのような意味効果をもたらすのかという問いを探求した点で、統語論・意味論のインターフェース研究の発展に寄与すると言える。また、格認可に関与する複雑述語形成という形態部門にも深く関与する現象を統語的に捕らえることにより、形態論・統語論のインターフェース研究の進展にも貢献すると言える。