A Compositional Semantics for Complex Tenses in Japanese
- We propose a formulation of 'relative tense theory' as applied to the complex tenses in Japanese using an HPSG grammar with its semantics represented based on Discourse Representation Theory. Specifically, a mechanism of tense interpretation which consecutively combines Discourse Representation Structures in parallel with an otherwise motivated hierarchical syntactic structure is presented. The framework provides a concise and comprehensive account of the Japanese simplex and complex tenses; it is made possible by the use of a hypothetical temporal point temporal axis, which relates the location time of the relevant clause to an outer temporal point, and a modal semantic operator woll.
Author: | Kei YoshimotoGND, Yoshiki MoriGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-708235 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.21248/hpsg.2001.20 |
ISSN: | 1535-1793 |
Parent Title (English): | Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG) |
Publisher: | CSLI Publications |
Place of publication: | Stanford, CA |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2002/05/01 |
Year of first Publication: | 2002 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Contributing Corporation: | International Conference on Head Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (8 : 2001 : Trondheim) |
Release Date: | 2024/08/30 |
GND Keyword: | Japanisch; Tempus; Diskursrepräsentationstheorie; Head-driven phrase structure grammar |
Volume: | 8.2002 |
Issue: | 1 |
Page Number: | 20 |
First Page: | 300 |
Last Page: | 319 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache |
4 Sprache / 41 Linguistik / 410 Linguistik | |
Sammlungen: | Linguistik |
Linguistik-Klassifikation: | Linguistik-Klassifikation: Semantik / Semantics |
Licence (German): | ![]() |