On Japanese adverbs of a speaker's subjective attitude
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1988
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Morimoto, Junko
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This thesis develops a prototype approach to lexicosyntactic categorisation and
exemplifies the approach for a set of Japanese adverbs. The general proposals developed
in this thesis should contribute to an understanding of lexical subcategorisation where
substantial heterogeneity is an issue. In addition, the thesis advances Japanese
lexicography by providing detailed analyses of the meaning and use of a number of specific
lexical items.
Loosely, the adverbs in the set express the speaker’s subjective a ttitu d e or a similar
psychological perspective. The set (referred to as SSA adverbs) has approximately 30
members.
A prototype subgrouping for this set is motivated and illustrated in detail on the basis
of a combination of (and p a rtial convergence of) syntactic, semantic and pragmatic
criteria and tests.
The thesis demonstrates th a t simply establishing a uniform and discrete class of
‘sentence adverbs’ (characteristic of several earlier approaches) is not a realistic solution
for elucidating the internal complexity of adverbs of this kind. The substantial
heterogeneity among these items is more amenable to a subcategorisation based on
multiple interrelated properties. These properties may vary in strength or salience
depending on adverbs, giving rise to a prototype organisation.
Chapters in the thesis are arranged in an inductive way. The members of the SSA
adverb set are discussed according to criteria in sub-divisions, including detailed lexical
analyses at each stage. A view of the internal organisation of SSA adverbs is reached stepby-
step, with a final integration.
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