2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The grammatical properties and historical development of adjectives and verbs in pre-modern Japanese
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25770175
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Japanese linguistics
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| Research Institution | Yamaguchi University (2014-2016)
Shigakukan University (2013) |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 日本語史 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In pre-modern Japanese, we observe pairs of adjectives and verbs sharing the same stem that no longer exist in the modern language. The purpose of this study is to examine the grammatical characteristics of verbals in pre-modern Japanese and explain how such a system of verbals developed into the system that we see today. This study aims to answer the questions, ‘Why were adjective-verb pairs more common in early stages of the language?’ and, ‘How do the meanings of verbals change depending on whether or not they are part of a morphological pair?’
To achieve these goals, I conducted a thorough analysis of adjectives and verbs from Old Japanese to Late Middle Japanese, paying specific attention to how the existence of a morphologically corresponding verb or adjective affects grammatical properties. From this perspective, I examined the historical development of verbals and their characteristics in each individual period of the language.
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| Free Research Field |
日本語学
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