2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Diachronic and Synchronic Study on the English V-ing Form: From Cognitive Linguistic Perspective
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21520510
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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 |
English linguistics
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
GOTO Mariko 九州工業大学, 情報工学研究院, 准教授 (20189773)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | V-ing形 / 進行形 / Middle Welsh Verbal Noun |
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| Research Abstract |
This study attempts to explain why the English V-ing form performs as a noun, an adjective, the present participle, the gerund, and as one of the constituents of the progressive construction. It demonstrates that the explanation requires viewing the form from an interdisciplinary perspective, which integrates Cognitive Linguistic synchronic investigation with what has been found in historical linguistic, sociolinguistic as well as topological research.
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