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Periphrastic Constructions in Old and Middle English

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26370573
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field English linguistics
Research InstitutionTokyo Woman's Christian University (2015-2016)
Keio University (2014)

Principal Investigator

Ogura Michiko  東京女子大学, 現代教養学部, 教授 (20128622)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords迂言用法 / 古英語 / 中英語 / 再帰構文 / 非人称構文 / 英語史 / 迂言形 / 進行形
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Periphrases are the expressions using mora than two words instead of one. Old English lost so many morphologically distinct forms that it needed some device of using auxiliary verbs as well as subjunctive forms. In this study I have examined extant texts both prose and verse, including interlinear glosses, in Old and Middle English periods, in order to show how English developed these periphrastic constructions in expressing perfect and future tenses, passive voice, progressive aspect, reflexive and 'impersonal' constructions in contrast with simple, personal constructions, in medieval period. Instead of using computer corpora, I have used my hands and eyes to investigate texts and contexts, sometimes going back to manuscripts, and have found earlier examples than had been found so far in previous studies and, as a result, have explained the process of the development of these periphrases as typical features of the English language.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 7 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Binomials, Word Pairs and Variation as a Feature of Style in Old English Poetry2017

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Journal Title

      Binomials in the History of English

      Volume: 1

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Pronoun Retention in Od and Middle English Relative Clauses2017

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Journal Title

      Poetica

      Volume: 87

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Stylistic Devices for Starting Direct Speech in Old English Poetry2016

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Medieval English Language and Literature

      Volume: 31 Pages: 1-19

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Some Peculiar Forms of Old English verbs2016

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Journal Title

      Studia Anglia Posnaniensia

      Volume: 51/2 Pages: 31-44

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] OE God, Hlaford and Drihten2016

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Journal Title

      SELIM

      Volume: 21 Pages: 81-104

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Compound Reflexive as a Metrical Filler, or SELF in HIMSELF as an Alliterating Element?2016

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Journal Title

      Studies in English Literature, English Number

      Volume: 58 Pages: 77-95

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] ”Lexicalisation of Christianity, or Christianisation of the Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary"2014

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Modern English. The Thirtieth Anniversary Publication of Modern English Association

      Volume: 1 Pages: 85-100

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] "Two Syntactic Notes on Old English Grammar"2014

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Journal Title

      Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Medieval England

      Volume: 1 Pages: 105-134

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Pronoun Retention in Old English2016

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Organizer
      IAUPE Main Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      King's College, London, U. K.
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-29
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Morphological Merger of Old English Verbs in the late OE Period2016

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Organizer
      IAUPE Medieval Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, U. K.
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-23
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Selfの存在意義2016

    • Author(s)
      小倉美知子
    • Organizer
      日本英文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学(京都市左京区吉田本町)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-28
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] LateOEに見る古英語動詞の形態的統合2015

    • Author(s)
      小倉美知子
    • Organizer
      日本中世英語英文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      慶應義塾大学(東京都、港区三田)
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Pronoun Retention in Old and Middle English Relative Clause2015

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Organizer
      日本英語学会
    • Place of Presentation
      関西外国語大学(大阪府、枚方市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-22
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] What Really Happened to 'Impersonal' and 'Reflexive' Constructions in Medieval English2015

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Organizer
      The 9th International Conference on Middle English
    • Place of Presentation
      Wroclaw, Poland
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-02
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] ”What Really Happened to 'Impersonal' and 'Reflexive' Constructions in Medieval English"2015

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Organizer
      The 9th International Conference on Middle English
    • Place of Presentation
      Wroclaw
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-01
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 「中世英語の非人称構文・再帰構文の抵抗」2014

    • Author(s)
      小倉美知子
    • Organizer
      日本中世英語英文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-06
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] "Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon Lexemes"2014

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Organizer
      Old and Middle English Studies: Texts and Sources
    • Place of Presentation
      IES, London
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-04
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] "Features of Word Pairs in Old English Poetry"2014

    • Author(s)
      Michiko Ogura
    • Organizer
      The 18th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics
    • Place of Presentation
      Leuven
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-16
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 『変化に重点を置いた英語史』2015

    • Author(s)
      小倉美知子
    • Publisher
      英宝社
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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