Noun-modifying constructions in Japanese : a frame-semantic approach / Yoshiko Matsumoto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matsumoto, Yoshiko, 1954-

Series:

Studies in language companion series ; 35.

Studies in language companion series (SLCS), 0165-7763 ; v. 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Relative clauses.

Japanese language.

Japanese language--Noun phrase.

Japanese language--Syntax.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study examines the clausal noun-modifying construction (NMC) in Japanese, a much-discussed construction that embraces what have usually been called relative clause and noun complement constructions. Drawing upon a broad range of naturally-occurring NMCs, including types that fall outside the domains of relative clause and noun complement constructions, Yoshiko Matsumoto argues for an analysis of NMCs that gives an important role to semantics and pragmatics. The framework in which this approach is presented draws from, and further refines, concepts of frame semantics.

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Syntactic and Descriptive Approaches to Noun Modification; 3 Construal and the Variety of Noun-Modifying Constructions : Descriptionand Framework; 4 Analysis of Noun-Modifying Constructions I: CH-type; 5 Analysis of Noun-Modifying Constructions II: NH-type and CNH-type; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-203) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-28038-8

9786613280381

90-272-8195-5

OCLC:

748242122