Subjects in Japanese and English

427 Pages·2018·18.37 MB·English

by  Yoshihisa Kitagawa

ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS:
JAPANESE LINGUISTICS
Volume 2
SUBJECTS IN JAPANESE
AND ENGLISH

SUBJECTS IN JAPANESE
AND ENGLISH
YOSHIHISA KITAGAWA
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SUBJECTS IN JAPANESE
AND ENGLISH
YOSHIHISA KITAGAWA
GARLAND PUBLISHING, INc.
NEW YORK & LONDON/ 1994
Copyright© 1994 by Yoshihisa Kitagawa
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Kitagawa, Yoshihisa, 1953-
Subjects in Japanese and English/ Yoshihisa Kitagawa.
p. cm. - (Outstanding dissertations in linguistics)
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral-University of
Massachusetts), 1986.
ISBN 0-8153-1685-2
1. Grammar, Comparative and general-Topic and comment.
2. Japanese language-Topic and comment. 3. English language
Topic and comment. 4. Government-binding theory (Linguistics)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENT•S•. ••.•...........•.••..••.•.•....•.•. xiii
LIST OF 'rABLES . • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . • • . . . . • • . • . • . • . xvii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS • . . • • • . • • • . • . . • . • . . . . . . • • • • . • • • . xix
I. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1. Government and Binding Theory .•.••...•.. 1
1. 2. outline . • . . . • . . • . . . • • . . . • • . . • • . . . • . . . • • • 3
1.3. Background Assumptions •.••.•...•.•.•.•.• 9
Footnotes to Chapter I . • . . • . • . . . • . . • . • • . • • . • • 16
II. COMPLEXP REDICATES IN JAPANESE 17
2. 1. Introduction . • • . • . • . • . . • • . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . 1 7
2. 2. Lexical Derivation • • • • • • • • . • . • . . • . • . . • . • 33
2.3. Affix Raising Hypothesis ....••...•••••.• 53
2.4. Further Motivations for the Affix
Raising Hypothesis • • . • • . • . . . . . • . . • • • . • • . 116
2.5. Arguments against Lexical Derivation 184
Footnotes to Chapter II . . . • . • • • • . • . • . . . . • .. . . • 204
III. DERIVING SUBJECTS 220
3.1. Subjects in Japanese ...•.•••.•••...••.•. 220
3.2. Subjects in English . • . • • • . • . . • • • • .. •• . • . 231
3.3. Summary . • . • . . • . . . . . . • • • • . . • . . . . • • • • • • . . . 264
Footnotes to Chapter III ..••.....•••..••.•.•. 266
IV. BINDING THEORY 273
4. 1. Introduction . . . • . . . • . • . . . • . . • • . • . • . . • . • . 2 7 3
4 • 2 • SUBJECTS • . • . • • . • • . . . . • • • . • • • • • . • . • . . . . . . 2 7 5
4.3. Case Marking and Binding .••.•••.••...•.. 289
4.4. Further Implications and Problems:
An Initial Sketch • • • • • . • • . . . • . • . • • . . • • . . 350
4.5. Concluding Remarks • . • • • • . . . . . • . • • . • • . . • . 365
Footnotes to Chapter IV ..••••..••.•••••.•...• 366
APPENDIX: zibun 377
BIBLIOGRAPHY 383
ADDITIONALF OOTNOTES 399
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