2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The interface of pragmatics and syntax in short circuit expressions : with special reference to nominal expressions in English and Japanese
| Project/Area Number |
21720134
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
NISHIDA Koichi 東北大学, 大学院・情報科学研究科, 准教授 (80326454)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 自称語 / 不定名詞句 / 直示と照応 / 全体と部分の関係 / タイトルの文脈 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study dealt with indefinite noun phrases in English and self-reference terms in Japanese, in order to clarify how and why they can be used as anaphoric-device equivalents in light of their interaction with sentence structure and discourse organization. Their anaphoric uses offer an alternative to the current understanding of anaphora and deixis, providing evidence for a new model of grammar in which pragmatics offers input to syntax.
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