現代英語における関係代名詞の用法(英文学専攻)
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There are three types of relative pronouns in English, wh-, that, and zero, and it is generally thought that the distinction between these types is a stylistic problem. The validity of this argument, however, is unconfirmed, since relative pronouns can be used in many kinds of styles. On the other hand, syntactical studies have been done on this matter from the viewpoints of case, antecedent, and use (either restrictive or nonrestrictive). In spite of these rules, however, some exceptional instances need to be clarified. So, in this thesis, I attempt to formulate and verify the hypothesis that the syntactic proximity between the antecedent and the relative clause influences the selection of the relative pronouns. To this purpose, I examined the frequencies of relative pronouns used in the following five situations in which the antecedent and relative clause is not proximate : (1) the relative clause is non-restrictive, (2) the relative pronoun follows the preposition as its complement, (3) a sentence adverb is placed between the relative pronoun and the subject of the relative clause, (4) the relative clause is extraposed from its antecedent, and (5) the relative pronoun is in the second place of a double restriction. My examination shows that wh- relative pronouns are used in all five situations, that is used only in cases of (3) (4) (5), zero isn't used at all. This probably means that wh-s can occur in most situations even if the proximity is loose, while that is more restrictive than wh-, and zero is proximate with its antecedent almost all of the time.
- 甲南女子大学の論文
- 2004-03-18