Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Citazione:
Japanese case marker de in copular sentences : Locative or Essive? / S. dalla Chiesa. - In: JOURNAL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS. - ISSN 2303-5528. - (2015), pp. 1-11. [10.14706/JFLTAL15131]
Abstract:
In this paper I will discuss two constructions of the Japanese verb aru ‘be’. In one construction, aru occurs with a copular complement marked by the particle de, obtaining a sentence-ending pattern known as N-dearu. In the other construction, aru expresses the happening of a dynamic event and may occur with a de-marked locative adjunct encoding the physical place of the event. By analyzing these two constructions I will single out a ‘predicative’ function of the case marker de, and show that when functioning as a support item in nominal predications and in other copular sentences, aru retains its original nature as a locational verb and consequently assigns a locative-like grammatical case (marked with de) to the second argument of its clause. In this instance of strong localism, a grammatical split of the locative marker de happens so that de ends up marking a number of different surface cases. In the conclusion I will propose that the particle de in predicative function should be acknowledged to be an ‘Essive’ case marker.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Japanese; case marking; Locative; Essive; copula
Elenco autori:
S. dalla Chiesa
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