Light Verb Construction in Japanese The role of the verbal noun

Light Verb Construction in Japanese The role of the verbal noun

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Tadao Miyamoto, Miyamoto
John Benjamins Publishing Company
EAN: 9789027294913
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This study deals with the so-called Light Verb Construction in Japanese, which consists of the verb “suru” ‘do’ and an accusative (“o”) marked verbal noun (VN). There have been unresolved debates on the role of “suru”: whether “suru” in “VN-o suru” functions as a light or heavy verb. The previous studies attempt to disambiguate “VN-o suru” formations by relying solely on examining whether “suru” can be thematically light or not. This study argues that the ambiguity does not stem from the ‘weight’ of “suru” but from its accusative phrase: whether it is headed by a thematic (complex event) VN or non-thematic (simple event) VN. Using a principles and parameters approach and employing ideas from conceptual semantics and theories of aspect, this study demonstrates that the characterization of “VN-o suru” formations arises not from the dichotic behavior of “suru” but from the dichotic behavior of the accusative phrase.
EAN 9789027294913
ISBN 9027294917
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel John Benjamins Publishing Company
Datum vydání 15. února 2000
Stránky 250
Jazyk English
Autoři Tadao Miyamoto, Miyamoto
Série Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today