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2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of syntactic theory using a Minimalist Program-based computer model that generates sentences

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20K00664
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02080:English linguistics-related
Research InstitutionOsaka Kyoiku University

Principal Investigator

GINSBURG JASON  大阪教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (80571778)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 松本 マスミ  大阪教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (10209653)
寺田 寛  大阪教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (90263805)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords統語理論 / コンピュータモデル / 樹形図 / 併合
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The main purpose of this research project was to build a computer model in order to evaluate the latest syntactic theory within the framework of the Minimalist Program. I constructed a computer model, which was a modified version of an existing computer model that I had previously constructed, to incorporate the core notions of Labeling and Free Merge. I used this model to successfully generate a variety of syntactic constructions including relative clauses, clausal gerunds, statements, questions, non-finite clauses, constructions with verbs that take clausal complements, expletive constructions, and Control constructions. I developed the model so that it could automatically generate easy-to-read tree diagrams representing all core steps of derivations of target constructions, which I made available on the web via my university’s server.

Free Research Field

統語論

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は文の統語構造に関する言語学理論の研究にコンピュータの優れている処理能力を導入し、構築したコンピュータプログラムは大量の英文の構造を正確に図式化でき、文が生成される全ての段階の樹形図を分かりやすい形で表示できる。そして、生成される構造を他の研究者などが使用できるように一般公開した。このモデルに取り入れた種類の構文(関係節、動名詞構文、肯定文、疑問文、不定詞構文・補部を取る動詞の構文、虚辞構文、制御構文など)の構造を検証することにより、究極的に人間の言語機能を規制する脳内の「普遍文法」の解明に貢献できると思われる。

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Published: 2025-01-30  

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