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Semantics and Syntax of Japanese Formal Nouns

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13610671
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 言語学・音声学
Research InstitutionNagasaki Junshin Catholic University

Principal Investigator

SASAGURI Junko  Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University, Faculty of Humanities, Lecturer, 人文学部, 講師 (40333249)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKUBO Yukinori  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Letters, Professor, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (10154957)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2003
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Keywordsformal noun / definiteness of noun / (set of) properties / grammaticalization / mapping / modal auxiliary / interface between lexical properties and syntax / ECM construction / 属性の(集合) / ECM構造 / 形式意味論 / 「〜のこと」 / 守護と目的語の非対称性 / 属性 / モーダルの助動詞 / メンタルスペース
Research Abstract

The purpose of this project is to show that the basic usages of formal nouns are derived by the correlation between their lexical properties and syntactic positions. As case studies, we have examined the formal noun phrases tokoro -da and N-no koto as shown below.
a) The properties of tokoro-da conditionals are the function of the lexical property of tokoro and that of the copula, as applied to the conditional domain. The tokoro-da conditionals denotes : The present situation is the unique world identifiable by the property 'if p, then q'. For this to hold, the present situation must be {W : not p and not q}. The tokoro-da conditional, thus, stresses the existence of a causal chain of p leading to q, thereby creating the pragmatic effect of stressing that the value of p is crucially important for the consequent q.
b) we have examined the properties of obligatory and optional uses of no koto, observing that the optional no koto is restricted to direct object position, while obligatory no koto can appear in other positions. We have shown that we can account for the subject/object asymmetry of optional no koto. We proposed that N in N-no kotoop must be referential and N-no koto is a generalized quantifier constructed compositionally from N, no, koto. Our analysis to treat N-no koto as a generalized quantifier can account for all the properties of optional and obligatory no koto, reducing the differences between them to the selectional properties of the predicates taking them as complement. As a conclusion we have proposed a way to derive how the optional no koto effectively functions as an extensionalizing operator.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2003 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (25 results)

All 2003 2002 2001 Other

All Journal Article (6 results) Book (10 results) Publications (9 results)

  • [Journal Article] 言語の形式的アプローチと機能主義的アプローチ2003

    • Author(s)
      田窪行則
    • Journal Title

      日本語学 22巻10号

      Pages: 6-11

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 日本語学の現在と未来2003

    • Author(s)
      田窪行則
    • Journal Title

      日語日文学研究 第45輯

      Pages: 1-7

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Lexical Manifestation of an Extensionalizing Operator in Japanese2003

    • Author(s)
      Takubo, Y., Junko Sasaguri, Yumiko Kinjo
    • Journal Title

      The Conference Handbook of the Second International Conference on Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics

      Pages: 593-604

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] GENGO NO KEISIKITEKI APUROOTI TO KINOOSYUGITEKI APUROOTI2003

    • Author(s)
      Takubo, Yukinori
    • Journal Title

      NIHONGOGAKU VOL.22 NO.10

      Pages: 6-11

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] NIHONGOGAKU NO GENZAI TO MIRAI2003

    • Author(s)
      Takubo, Yukinori
    • Journal Title

      NITIGO NITIBUNGAKUKENKYUU VOL.45

      Pages: 1-7

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Lexical Manifestation of an Extensionalizing Operator in Japanese2003

    • Author(s)
      Takubo, Yukinori
    • Journal Title

      The conference handbook of the Second Seoul International Conference on Decourse and Cognitive Linguistics

      Pages: 593-604

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Functional Structure(s), Form and Interpretation : Perspectives from East Asian Languages.2003

    • Author(s)
      Li, Yen-Hui
    • Total Pages
      288
    • Publisher
      Curzon
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Functional Structure(s), Form and In terpreation : Perspectives from East Asian Languages2003

    • Author(s)
      Li, Yen-Hui
    • Total Pages
      288
    • Publisher
      Curzon
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Language Sciences 3, Cognitive Linguistics II : Categorization2003

    • Author(s)
      Ohori, Toshio
    • Total Pages
      328
    • Publisher
      University of Tokyo Press
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] シリーズ言語科学-3 認知科学II:カテゴリー化2002

    • Author(s)
      大堀壽夫
    • Total Pages
      328
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版会
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 言語学と日本語教育II2001

    • Author(s)
      南雅彦
    • Total Pages
      343
    • Publisher
      くろしお出版
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 梅田博之教授 古希記念 韓日語文学論叢2001

    • Author(s)
      梅田博之教授 古希記念 韓日語文学論叢刊行委員会編
    • Total Pages
      1363
    • Publisher
      太学社
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 岩波講座 日本語の文法4 複文と談話2001

    • Author(s)
      野田尚史 他
    • Total Pages
      250
    • Publisher
      岩波書店
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Linguistics and Japanese Language Education II2001

    • Author(s)
      Minami, Masahiko
    • Total Pages
      343
    • Publisher
      Kuroshio
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] IWANAMI KOZA NIHONGONO BUNPOO 4 HUKUBUN TO DANWA2001

    • Author(s)
      Noda, Hisashi
    • Total Pages
      250
    • Publisher
      Iwanami
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] UMEDAHIROYUKI KYOOJU KOKIKINEN KANNITIGOBUNGAKL RONSOO2001

    • Author(s)
      UMEDAHIROYUKI KYOOJU KOKIKINEN KANNITIGO BUNGAKURONSOO KANKOO IINKAI
    • Total Pages
      1363
    • Publisher
      Tayhaksa
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 田窪行則: "言語の形式的アプローチと機能主義的アプローチ"日本語学. 22巻10号. 6-11 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 田窪行則: "日本語学の現在と未来"日語日文学研究. 第45輯. 1-7 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Takubo, Y., Junko Sasaguri, Yumiko Kinjo: "Lexical Manifestation of an Extensionalizing Operator in Japanese"The Conference Handbook of the Second Seoul international Conference on Discourse and Congnitive Linguistics. 593-604 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 大堀壽夫: "シリーズ言語科学-3 認知言語学II:カテゴリー化"東京大学出版会. 328 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Li, Yen-Hui: "Functional Structure(s), Form and Interpretation : Perspectives from East Asian Languages"Curzon(印刷中).

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 南雅彦: "言語学と日本語教育II"くろしお出版. 343 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 野田尚史 他: "岩波講座 日本語の文法4 複文と談話"岩波書店. 250 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 梅田博之教授 古稀記念 韓日語文学論叢刊行委員会編: "梅田博之教授 古稀記念 韓日語文学論叢"太学社. 1363 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 大堀壽夫: "シリーズ言語科学 言語情報科学 第II期 認知言語学2:カテゴリー化"東京大学出版会(近刊予定).

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report

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