Reductive Approach to Semantic Ambiguity : A Case from A Japanese Sentence Final Particle 'ta'

TAKAGI Kazuhiro

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多義性を一義的に扱うために : 日本語の文末表現「た」を例に

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This paper proposes a semantic model to describe semantic ambiguity of modal elements by reducing to the monolithic basic meaning. A case comes from a Japanese sentence final particle 'ta', which expresses multi-facet grammatical meaning of tense-aspect-mood, resisting uniform accounts, despites extensive amount of previous studies. The proposed framework offers the differential to describe the 'basic function' and 'derived meanings' and a mechanism to relate them. A case study of the Japanese sentence final particle 'ta' will show how the ambiguous 'derived meanings'can be reduced from the 'basic function' of 'ta'.

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Technical report of IEICE. Thought and language

Technical report of IEICE. Thought and language 98 (441), 55-62, 1998-12-04

The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

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CRID: 1573387452251494656

NII Article ID: 110003314324

NII Book ID: AN10449078

Text Lang: ja

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