2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A historical study of adverbs composed of wh-words and particles
| Project/Area Number |
24820004
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Japanese linguistics
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| Research Institution | Hirosaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 副詞 / 不定語 / 助詞 / 日本語史 / 言語変化 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to investigate the historical development of adverbs composed of wh-words and particles. The following results were obtained: First, I clarified the problems and possibilities of a historical study of adverbs. Second, this survey demonstrated the historical development of a number of adverbs, for example domo, doyara, dozo and doka, and associated them with general tendencies in language change. Third, this investigation pointed out problems of Japanese language history from the perspective of the historical development of adverbs composed of wh-words and particles.
These results indicate further directions not only for the study of adverbs, but also for the study of Japanese language history from the perspective of adverbs.
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