2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A study of the interface between form and meaning: with special reference to comparative constructions in Japanese and English

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23720249
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	English linguistics
Research Institution	Osaka University
Principal Investigator	YOSHIMOTO Mayumi 大阪大学, 文学研究科, 研究員 (60580660)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	比較構文 / 統語論 / イベント意味論 / 空演算子移動 / 段階形容詞
Research Abstract	This research aims at exploring the syntax-semantics interface, investigating subcomparatives and (ordinary) clausal comparatives in Japanese and English. As a result, it has been found that these constructions have different structures, and that the interpretation of the former type of construction is related with event measurement. This study has also shown the acceptability condition of these two types of clausal comparatives, based on their syntactic structures and semantic representations.

[Journal Article] A Note on Clausal Comparatives in Japanese2013
- Author(s)
  Mayumi Yoshimoto
- Journal Title
  
  Osaka University Papers in English Linguistics
  
  Volume: Volume 16 Pages: 207-222
[Presentation] 日英語の節比較構文における統語と意味2012
- Author(s)
  吉本真由美
- Organizer
  阪大英文学会第41回大会
- Place of Presentation
  大阪大学
- Year and Date
  2012-10-20
[Book] 日本語における節比較構文の容認可能性条件について, 言葉のしんそう(深層・真相)―大庭幸男教授退職記念論文集
- Author(s)
  吉本真由美
- Publisher
  英宝社 (印刷中, 頁数未定)
[Remarks] ① Mayumi Yoshimoto "The Syntax and Semantics of Clausal Comparative Constructions," 博士論文, 大阪大学, 2012.