Projections of events and propositions in Japanese: a case study of Koto-nominalized clauses in causal relations

• Yurie Hara ^[1] ; Youngju Kim ^[2] ; Hiromu Sakai ^[2] ; Sanae Tamura ^[3]
  1. [1] City University of Hong Kong

     City University of Hong Kong

     RAE de Hong Kong (China)

     
  2. [2] Hiroshima University

     Hiroshima University

     Naka-ku, Japón

     
  3. [3] Kyushu University

     Kyushu University

     Hakata Ku, Japón

     

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• Localización: Lingua: International review of general linguistics, ISSN 0024-3841, Nº 133, 2013, págs. 268-288
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper proposes a syntax and semantics of nominalized clauses headed by koto in Japanese. We argue that the koto-nominalized clause can denote either a concrete event or an abstract proposition. Koto serves as a maximality operator for clauses as well as NPs. The sentential koto is syntactically ambiguous depending on the structure with which koto merges. Finally, our analysis also has a strong implication for the linguistic distinction between physical causation and causal judgment