An empirical study of diachronic change in word order from Old English to Middle English

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23055
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0102:Literature, linguistics, and related fields
• Research Institution: Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
• Principal Investigator: Takahashi Yuki 名古屋外国語大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (90844283)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 英語史 / 古英語 / 中英語 / 言語変化 / 意味順

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project focused on the diachronic changes in word order in the history of the English language from Old English to Middle English. This study examined the processes and factors of the change in word order. The research project was particularly committed to provide a deeper understanding of Present-day English and contribute to the field of English Language Teaching. Towards this purpose, this study diachronically analyzed the inverted word order patterns by using the MAP Grammar.

Free Research Field

英語学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究課題は、近年、英語史分野と英語教育分野の接点に対する関心が様々な層において高まっていることを念頭に、英語史分野における研究成果を現代英語の学習や教授にどのように活かせるのかという観点から研究を進めた点に意義がある。