A Semantic and Pragmatic Study of Modality

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23320100
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: English linguistics
• Research Institution: Kansai Gaidai University
• Principal Investigator: SAWADA Harumi 関西外国語大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (20020117)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KUBO Susumu 松山大学, 経済学部, 教授 (00098766) ; WASA Atsuko 関西外国語大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (20563985) ; KIRA Fumitaka 日本大学, 文理学部, 教授 (30225099) ; SAWADA Osamu 三重大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (40598083) ; NAGATOMO Shunichiro 関西外国語大学, 英語国際学部, 准教授 (50594131) ; SAWADA Jun 青山学院大学, 文学部, 准教授 (80589804)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: モダリティ / 推意 / 言語行為論 / 驚嘆性 / コントロールサイクル / ダイクシス / 因果性 / "modality packaging"

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The result of the research can be summarized as follows: First, A new viewpoint of analysis was established based on “evidentiality.” Second, the analysis was carried out based on various language materials such as English, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, (Classic) Japanese. Third, the analysis was done by incorporating various concepts and frameworks, including intentionality, implicature, speech act theory, mirativity, control cycle, deixis, conversation analysis, causality, subjectivity, motivation, “modal packaging,” and conditionality.

Free Research Field

語用論