2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Developmental research on tense and its related domains
| Project/Area Number |
20520441
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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 |
English linguistics
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| Research Institution | Yamaguchi University |
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Principal Investigator |
OTA Satoshi Yamaguchi University, 人文学部, 教授 (40194162)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
WADA Naoaki 筑波大学, 人文社会科学研究科, 准教授 (40282264)
IWABE kozo 山口大学, 人文学部, 教授 (90176561)
WADA Manabu 山口大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (10284233)
TAKEMOTO Masashi 山口大学, 人文学部, 教授 (10294612)
MATSUTANI Midori 山口大学, 教育学部, 教授 (70259737)
EDWARDS Nathaniel 山口大学, 大学教育機構, 准教授 (50403647)
IMAI Shingo 筑波大学, 人文社会科学研究科, 教授 (50346582)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SHIMA Etsuro 東北大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (50302063)
MAEDA Mitsuru 愛知学院大学, 文学部, 准教授 (20253180)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 時制 / アスペクト / モダリティ |
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| Research Abstract |
Through the analyses of tense systems and tense-related phenomena in various languages such as English, Japanese, German, French, Korean and Dutch, we have clarified some universal characteristics and principles concerning the recognition and expressions of time in human language. Moreover, we have demonstrated that the compositional theory of tense proposed by Naoaki Wada, one of our co-researchers, is very useful and appropriate for the explanation of diverse tense-related phenomena.
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