2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study on Alternation Phenomena in Modern Japanese : A step towards Constructing a Comprehensive Case Theory.
| Project/Area Number |
20720123
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Japanese linguistics
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| Research Institution | Fukuoka Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWANO Yasuko Fukuoka Women's University, 文学部, 准教授 (00364159)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 壁塗り代換 / 餅くるみ交替 / 格 / 動詞 / 意味階層 / locative alternation / 範疇的語義 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study is to explain why some verbs such as nuru can alternate, while other verbs such as tsukeru cannot. Although this problem had been left unsolved in previous studies, this study succeeded to explain the differences between alternating verbs and non-alternating verbs by introducing a new approach which focused on the hierarchy of verb's categorical meaning.
In addition to that, this study showed the possibility that this new approach could also be applied to English alternation phenomena such as locative alternation.
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