A study of comparative syntax of Armenian and Gothic
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16520225
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
CHIGUSA Shinichi Tohoku University, Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Professor, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (30125611)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
DOYAMA Eijiro Osaka University, Graduate School of Letters, Lecturer, 大学院・文学研究科, 講師 (40346052)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
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| Keywords | coordinate structure / relative clause / subordinate conjunction / discourse analysis / ヨハネの黙示録 / 節構造 / 諾否疑問文 / 疑問標識 / 焦点化 / 間接疑問文 / 従属疑問文 / 範疇的逸脱 / 時制 / 態 / 叙法 / 従属節 / 条件文 / 条件節 / 帰結節 |
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| Research Abstract |
On the basis of comparative analysis of the Armenian and Gothic versions with the Greek New Testament, we showed that the syntax of Armenian and Gothic is fully controlled by the systems of autonomous rules internal to each of the two languages, even though it was of great importance to translate the Greek original text as faithfully as possible. In particular, our objects of research are coordinate structures, relarive clauses, Armenian conjunctions t'e, et'e and Gothic ei, bei, and the discourse structure of Armenian. Moreover, by examining the problem about the influence of the syntactic features of the neighboring Middle Iranian, especially the Northwest Iranian dialects including Parthian upon the Armenian syntax, it is tentatively concluded that there was not so substantial strong influence of those languages as previously imagined by some scholars. Therefore, it became evident that the syntactic features inherent to Armenian and Gothic can be safely compared. In this research report a comparative text sample of Greek, Armenian and Gothic was presented from the Gospel according to St. Mark and, using it as main data, we attempted to describe a comparative syntax of coordinate structures, relarive clauses, Armenian and Gothic subordinate conjunctions, and Armenian translational properties for Greek verbal prefixes, with a short discourse analysis of Mk 11,1-11.
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Report
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Research Products
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