2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study of syntax-semantics and semantics-phonology interface-negation, question and focus
| Project/Area Number |
22520502
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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 | Nagasaki University (2012-2013)
Kyushu University (2010-2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
INADA Toshiaki 長崎大学, 言語教育研究センター, 教授 (80108258)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IMANISHI Noriko 東京大学, 人文社会系研究科, 教授 (70111739)
NISHIOKA Nobuaki 九州大学, 人文科学研究院, 教授 (80198431)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 焦点化 / インターフェイス / 言語機能 |
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| Research Abstract |
The study showed that the standard approach in generative grammatical theory has a serious problem as a theory of the faculty of language (FL). We investigated the phenomena concerning the syntax-semantics/syntax-phonology interface, for instance, wh-constructions, negation, anaphora, etc., and pointed out the problems of focus-representation in the standard approach.
It has been demonstrated in our study that the theory of FL should take into consideration the requirement of language performance to construct the proper model of FL in generative grammar.
The papers concerning alternative aproached to FL has been presented by Inada, Imanishi and Nishioka in paper and oral presentations in workshops and linguistic conferences.
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