2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Syntax of Root Embedded Clauses
| Project/Area Number |
22720168
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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 |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Meiji Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
HIRAIWA Ken 明治学院大学, 文学部・英文学科, 准教授 (10572737)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 生成文法 / 統語論 / 関係節 / 疑問文 / 軽名詞 / 埋め込み文 |
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| Research Abstract |
This project investigated the syntax of Root Embedded Clauses (RECs) and revealed what structures they have. In many cases of Japanese RECs, so called light nouns are used and the RECs have a complement structure analogous to relative clauses. In contrast, Dagaare, which has not developed a light noun system while it has a full-fledged noun class system, lacks the type of RECs observed in Japanese.
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