A Cognitive-Typological Approach to English Intransitive Constructions Focusing on the Comparative Study among Eskimo, Japanese and English

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20720130
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: English linguistics
• Research Institution: Shiga University
• Principal Investigator: TAMURA Yukishige 滋賀大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (30397517)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2011
• Keywords: 音表出動詞 / 移動構文 / 様態動詞 / 自動詞 / 受動態 / 指示詞 / エスキモー語(ユピック)

Research Abstract

In this research, I pointed out that certain theoretical generalizations of intransitive constructions that are often used as archetypes of typological analyses are wrongly based on characteristics uniquely observed in English : for instance, in English, sound-emission verbs can be realized in manner-motion construction, but those observed in other languages that show essentially the same construction type can not. To compensate for theoretical shortcomings, I proposed semantic maps that characteristics of English intransitive constructions can be captured in a relative way compared to those of other languages. In addition, in the latter half of this research, especially, I extended my analysis to the usage of demonstratives and passive constructions that are closely related to that of motion construction, and I made conference presentations on this topic at various places as shown below.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Epistemicity and Referentiality : Evidence from Central Alaskan Yup' ik (2012)
  • Author(s): Tamura, Yuki-Shige
  • Journal Title: The proceedings of The 38th annual meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society Volume: (in press) Pages: 15
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Bridging the Gap between Grammar Instruction and Cross-Cultural Communication : Some Applications of Cognitive Linguistics to EFL Classroom (2010)
  • Author(s): Tamura, Yuki-Shige and Miyagi Sadamitsu
  • Journal Title: 認知言語学論考(ひつじ書房) Volume: No.5 Pages: 245-277
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 自動詞様態移動構文に関する通言語的考察:意味地図の観点から (2008)
  • Author(s): 田村幸誠
  • Journal Title: 日本認知言語学会論文集8 Pages: 641-644
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] A Patient-Oriented View of Force Dynamics and the Relationship between Indirect Passives and Causative Construction Revisited (2012)
  • Author(s): Tamura, Yuki-Shige
  • Organizer: the 4^<th> UK-Cognitive Linguistics Conference
  • Place of Presentation: King's College London
  • Year and Date: 2012-07-11
• [Presentation] 指示機能にみられる段階性とその類型論的含意:エスキモー語と英語の対照分析から (2012)
  • Author(s): 田村幸誠
  • Organizer: 第37回関西言語学会
  • Place of Presentation: 甲南女子大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-06-03
• [Presentation] Epistemicity and Referentiality : Evidence from Central Alaskan Yup' ik (2012)
  • Author(s): Tamura, Yuki-Shige
  • Organizer: The 38th annual meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society
  • Place of Presentation: UC Berkeley, California
  • Year and Date: 2012-02-09
• [Presentation] 指示機能とそのスキーマ性について:英語とエスキモー語の対照研究からみた認知類型論研究への含意 (2011)
  • Author(s): 田村幸誠
  • Organizer: 都言語学コロキアム第8回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-27
• [Presentation] 移動動詞の類型論的特徴について (2010)
  • Author(s): 田村幸誠
  • Organizer: 形式語研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 国立国語研究所
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-19
• [Presentation] 認知言語学からみた異文化理解 (2010)
  • Author(s): 田村幸誠
  • Organizer: 札幌大学認知言語学セミナー
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-10
• [Presentation] Grammar Instruction that works along with Intercultural Communication : Some Applications of Cognitive Linguistics to EFL Classroom (2010)
  • Author(s): Sadamitsu, Miyagi and Yuki-Shige Tamura
  • Organizer: the Fourth Linguistics Conference of Free Linguistics Society
  • Place of Presentation: University of Sydney
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-07
• [Presentation] A Patient-Oriented View of Force Dynamics and the Relationship between Indirect Passives and Causative Construction (2010)
  • Author(s): Tamura, Yuki-Shige
  • Organizer: 10^<th> Conceptual Structure, Discourse and Language Conference
  • Place of Presentation: University of California San Diego
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-17
• [Presentation] 受益と使役の連続性と曖昧性について:英語、日本語、ユピック語の対照分析を中心に (2010)
  • Author(s): 田村幸誠
  • Organizer: 第23回福岡認知言語学会
  • Place of Presentation: 西南学院大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-27
• [Presentation] 能格言語からみた対格言語に生じる受身と使役の曖昧性について:ユピック語、英語、日本語の対照分析を中心に (2010)
  • Author(s): 田村幸誠
  • Organizer: 京都言語学コロキュアム
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-27
• [Presentation] Bridging the Gap between Grammar Instruction and Intercultural Communication : Some Applications of Cognitive Linguistics to EFL Class (2009)
  • Author(s): Tamura, Yuki-Shige, and Miyagi Sadamitsu
  • Organizer: the 42nd Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics
  • Place of Presentation: Newcastle University
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-10
• [Presentation] 認知類型論からみた日本語とユピック語の相互構文 (2009)
  • Author(s): 田村幸誠
  • Organizer: 第52回中部日本・日本語学研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 刈谷市産業振興センター
  • Year and Date: 2009-05-16
• [Book] Reading the OED : One Man, One Year, 21, 730 pages, by Ammon Shea, Penguin Books (2010)
  • Total Pages: 304
  • Publisher: 三省堂
• [Remarks] 「エスキモーそれともイヌイット?」(vol.22/裏表紙)エッセイ:『失われていくものと残したいも』の:アラスカ・エスキモー』(4回連載)『Teaching English Now :英語教師のための情報誌』三省堂
• [Remarks] 「thisとthatが30個!?」(vol.21/裏表紙)エッセイ:『失われていくものと残したいも』の:アラスカ・エスキモー』(4回連載)『Teaching English Now :英語教師のための情報誌』三省堂
• [Remarks] 「ヘラジカの頭」(vol.20/裏表紙)エッセイ:『失われていくものと残したいも』の:アラスカ・エスキモー』(4回連載)『Teaching English Now :英語教師のための情報誌』三省堂
• [Remarks] 「異文化理解は面白い」(vol.19/裏表紙)エッセイ:『失われていくものと残したいも』の:アラスカ・エスキモー』(4回連載)『Teaching English Now :英語教師のための情報誌』三省堂
• [Remarks] 講演会:『異文化コミュニケーション論の英語教育への展開』第28回札幌大学教友会. 2011年8月6日