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2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A morphological approach to the nature of logophor-like reflexive pronouns

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 22K20030
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0102:Literature, linguistics, and related fields
Research InstitutionFuji Women's University

Principal Investigator

Ikawa Shiori  藤女子大学, 文学部, 講師 (10962889)

Project Period (FY) 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
Keywords統語論 / 形態論 / 束縛条件 / 長距離束縛 / 再帰代名詞
Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is well-known that a limited set of reflexive pronouns allow long-distance binding (i.e., finding an antecedent in a different clause). The purpose of this project was to reveal exactly what kind of reflexive pronouns belong to this set, especially given the recent development of the analysis of the mechanism of long-distance binding. I started from the analysis of Japanese reflexive anaphors “zibun”, “zibun-zisin” and “kare/kanozyo-zisin” and then extended the result to the observations regarding reflexive pronouns in other languages. This led me to claim that reflexive pronouns with a certain internal structure allow long-distance binding.

Free Research Field

言語理論、統語論、形態論

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

長距離束縛は、1980年代から継続して議論されてきた現象であり、特に意識主体性という意味的な性質から近年改めて注目されている現象でもある。本研究は、長距離束縛のメカニズムの分析の発展を踏まえて、改めて長距離束縛を許す再帰代名詞と許さない再帰代名詞の性質の違いを問い直している。これにより、(i)経験的には、日本語のふるまいについても言語類型論的な観点からも、より精緻で正確な予測を行うことができるようになり、(ii)理論的には(a)近年の長距離束縛の分析にさらなる証拠を与えつつ、(b)フェーズ理論や束縛条件といった統語理論の中核をなす要素についても知見を与えた。

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Published: 2025-01-30  

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