A Study of Chinese Action Verbs that Mean 'to Holding' Object Based on the Analysis of Video Recognition

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23081
• 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: Reitaku University
• Principal Investigator: Nakatsuka Kozue 麗澤大学, 外国語学部, 助教 (50844594)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 意味研究 / 動作動詞 / ビデオ分析 / 日中対照

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study uses video to analyze the meaning of Chinese action verbs for the "hold" action. By conducting a survey of native speakers and analyzing the video data obtained from the survey, we have clarified the form of the action of each verb. In particular, the basic Chinese verb na2 was investigated, as well as the Japanese verbs motsu" and "toru. As a result, we found variations in the actions expressed by each verb, and identified actions common to many informants, i.e., typical actions. The central and peripheral meanings expressed by each verb and the relationship between them were also clarified, and the verb forms of each action were discussed.

Free Research Field

中国語学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の調査方法および分析方法は中国語のみならず他の言語にも応用することが可能であると思われる。したがって本研究で用いた方法を他の言語に応用させて、中国語と他の言語の動作動詞を比較することができる。また分析対象とする言語を拡大していけば、たとえば物体の把握を表す動詞の多寡やそれらの関係など個別の言語の特徴、あるいは世界の言語に普遍的な特徴なども明らかにすることができるであろう。その意味で本研究は対照言語学的、類型論的な発展を期待できるものと考えられる。