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On Japanese adverbs of a speaker's subjective attitude

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...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorMorimoto, Junko
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-02T04:12:18Z
dc.date.available2017-11-02T04:12:18Z
dc.date.copyright1988
dc.identifier.otherb1689060
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/132964
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.format.extentix, 256 leaves
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.lcshJapanese language Adverb
dc.titleOn Japanese adverbs of a speaker's subjective attitude
dc.typeThesis (PhD)
local.contributor.supervisorAlfonso, Anthony
local.contributor.supervisorQuackenbush, Hiroko
dcterms.valid1988
local.description.notesThesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 1988. This thesis has been made available through exception 200AB to the Copyright Act.
local.type.degreeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
dc.date.issued1988
local.contributor.affiliationThe Australian National University
local.identifier.doi10.25911/5d723c806e8e4
dc.date.updated2017-10-13T00:58:40Z
local.identifier.proquestYes
local.mintdoimint
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