1986 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
English Grammar in a Dynamic Theory of Language
Project/Area Number |
60301062
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
英語・英文学(アメリカ語・アメリカ文学)
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Research Institution | Tokyo Gakugei University |
Principal Investigator |
KAJITA Masaru Tokyo Gakugei University, 教育学部, 教授 (60015378)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAGI Takao Tokyo Gakugei University, 教育学部, 助教授 (70119527)
KOMA Osamu Tokyo Gakugei University, 教育学部, 助教授 (10110595)
OTSU Yukio Tokyo Gakugei University, 教育学部, 助教授 (80100410)
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Project Period (FY) |
1985 – 1986
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Keywords | Grammatical theory / Modern English / Syntax / 言語習得 |
Research Abstract |
1. The set of attainable grammars is to be characterized, not in terms of the properties of adult grammars alone, as in Chomsky's theory, but in terms of developmental laws that make crucial reference to the properties of the grammars at the intermediate stages of language acquisition, as in Kajita's (1977) dynamic model. 2. The superiority of the dynamic model is demonstrated by detailed investigations of various constructions and subconstructions in Modern English ranging over sentential complementation, relativization, coordination, parenthetical formation, nominal constructions, adjectival constructions and degree expressions. Further support is given by case studies in lexicomorphology, phonology, semantics, pragmatics, language acquisition, and historical syntax. 3. The extension of a basic form into a derivative form on the basis of a certain existing model is governed by developmental laws such as 'resolution of head-nonhead conflict', 'localization by extraction-insertion-deletion', 'realization of potential meaning', and 'expansion due to syntactico-semantic overlap'. 4. The developmental laws established on the basis of relatively peripheral phenomena can be fruitfully utilized in dealing with more central issues involving, for example, the notion of 'syntactic category', so-called Case relations, and anaphora. 5. The selection and organization of language-teaching materials can be improved in light of the basic-derivative relation determined by the developmental laws.
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Research Products
(11 results)