Mirror Images in Japanese and English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2861693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald L Smith (0000-0001-5450-2290, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78 |
| Publication date | 1978-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/413000 |
| OpenAlex | W2032561955 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Mirror images in constituent order are found in a wide range of parallel clause types in Japanese and English. I propose three explanations for linear orderings, related to the following hypotheses: (a) all constituents may be classified as either nominal or verbal; (b) relative orderings of constituents derive from language-independent criteria for Verb-to-Complement constraints; and (c) constituents which bear higher degrees of contextually determined and semantic entailment with the verb will be closer to the verb. The evidence presented suggests that all three principles are operative in Japanese and English. Although not all orderings conform to these principles, it is argued that the three principles of ordering will form a necessary part of a theory of syntax which accounts for word order in a non-arbitrary fashion
Linguistics · Categorization, perception, and language · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · linguistics and terminology studies · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 1986 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |