2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An empirical and theoretical study on the typology and functions of impersonal constructions
| Project/Area Number |
21520456
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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 |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Kwansei Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
OGAWA Akio 関西学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (00204066)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TANAKA Tanaka 千葉大学, 言語教育センター, 教授 (50236593)
FUJINAWA Yasuhiro 東京外国語大学, 総合国際学研究院, 准教授 (60253291)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 非人称構文 / 類型 / 機能 / ドイツ語学 / 日独対照 |
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| Research Abstract |
The research aims to clarify the typology and functions of "impersonal constructions". Assuming the continuum between impersonal and personal constructions, it is attempted to endeavor language specific/universal parameters determining the both respectively. Investigating the(non-) occurrence of the expletive" es "in German, related phenomena in some other European languages as well as in Japanese are tried to clarify.
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