2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
On the syntax/semantics interface in peripheral phenomena in English and Japanese
| Project/Area Number |
20720132
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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 |
English linguistics
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| Research Institution | Takasaki University of Health and Welfare |
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Principal Investigator |
KONNO Hiroaki Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, 薬学部, 講師 (80433639)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | インターフェイス / 周辺的現象 / 有標性 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study was to verify the validity of the generalization about the correlation between formal markedness and functional specialization (abbreviated as "FMFS") proposed by Konno (2005) : If a grammatical form is marked with reference to the grammatical convention of a given language, then the function of that form is more specialized than that of the corresponding unmarked form(s). Investigating the English middle construction and the Japanese adjectival conjugational ending drop construction, the study showed that the two constructions give further credence to the FMFS.
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