The WA/GA distinction and switch-reference for ellipted subject identification in Japanese complex sentences

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ID20381573
AutoresShigeko Nariyama (The University of Melbourne, autor correspondente)
Ano2002
Volume26
Fascículo2
Páginas369-431
Data de publicação2002-10-24
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoStudies in Language (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0378-4177 • E-ISSN: 1569-9978
EditoraJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/sl.26.2.07nar
OpenAlexW2055068237
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6

This paper elucidates one interacting aspect of two problematic issues in Japanese grammar: the functional differences between the nominative marker GA and the topic marker WA, and the referential identity of ellipted subjects. My analysis shows that the interaction of WA and GA in complex sentences has an analogous property to switch-reference systems which determine the identity of ellipted subjects; GA in subordinate clauses signals Different Subject, and WA in all loci Same Subject. This syntactic finding is further evaluated in the light of non-syntactic features, some of which can override the interpretation created by these particles. Statistically in examining texts, however, over 90% of ellipted subjects in complex sentences are successfully identified solely by WA and GA

Biology · Epistemology · Grammar · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Nominative case · Verb · Computer Science · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Psychology · Speech Recognition and Synthesis · Topic Modeling · Artificial Intelligence