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On the Distribution of the Japanese wa and ga

University College Utrecht Fall 2002 Linguistics. On the Distribution of the Japanese wa and ga. Floris van Vugt. Images from the John Raylands Library http://rylibweb.man.ac.uk. Scrambling. Today Yuka(nom) Ginza at sushi(-Acc) ate. Kyo Yuka-ga Ginza-de sushi-o tabeta.

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On the Distribution of the Japanese wa and ga

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  1. University College Utrecht Fall 2002 Linguistics On the Distribution of the Japanese wa and ga Floris van Vugt Images from the John Raylands Library http://rylibweb.man.ac.uk

  2. Scrambling • Today Yuka(nom) Ginza at sushi(-Acc) ate. • Kyo Yuka-ga Ginza-de sushi-o tabeta. • Yuka-ga kyo Ginza-de sushi-o tabeta. • Kyo sushi-o Yuka-ga Ginza-de tabeta. • But: • verb-final headedness • postpositions & case particles parameter

  3. Particle Case -ga / -wa Nominative -no Genitive -o Accusative -ni Dative The Problem

  4. John Austin Speech Act Theory • That bird is a sparrow item predicate • The direction of fit • “distinguishes that which is given from that which is produced” (Fiengo 9) What do you call that bird? Show me an example of a sparrow.

  5. Question Answer Are wa nan to iu hana desu ka? What is that flower called? Are wa sakura desu yo. That is a cherry blossom. Sakura o misete kurenai? Could you show me a cherry? Are ga sakura desu yo. That is a cherry blossom. Examples

  6. Conclusion • Japanese more context-dependent. • One possible sentence in English, but Several possible sentence in Japanese. • More to be said.

  7. Thank you for your attention. This presentation and the paper are available for downloading at http://vanvugt.cjb.net The End

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