2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on the complex sentences in natural discourse in the languages of the Northwest Coast of North America
| Project/Area Number |
23401024
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
WATANABE Honore 東京外国語大学, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 准教授 (30304570)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HORI Hirofumi 静岡大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (10283326)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 言語学 / セイリッシュ語 / ハイダ語 / 複文 / 従属節 / 北アメリカ先住民諸語 |
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| Research Abstract |
The languages that we studied in this project (Salishan and Haida) are all so-called polysynthetic languages, and the constructions of subordinate clauses are morphologically complex. What are formally subordinated clauses can appear without a clear matrix clause in natural discourse. This is comparable to the Japanese "iisashi" phenomenon. The function of such insubordinated clauses are similar across languages, for example, expressing warnings and wishes. They are also used to tie the clause to a broader discourse context.
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Research Products
(12 results)
