何が『世界に一つだけの花』を「世界で一つだけの花」に変えるか?

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Although "Sekai-ni Hitotsu-dake-no Hana", which is the title of a song sung by the five-man vocal group SMAP, is very popular among the Japanese people, a large number of people often changes the particle ni (the postposition of locative) after Sekai into the particle de (the postposition expressing restriction of place where an affair happens) unconsciously. This paper examines what factors cause the particle change. It is claimed that Hitotsu-dake-no can express either 'the existence of a thing' or 'characterization of a noun modified by it'. It is also claimed that the particle ni can be occurred only when the speaker regards Hitotsu-dake-no as an expression of the former. It is argued that the adnominal structure constructing the above expression can prevent us from construing Hitotsu-dake-no as an expression of 'the existence of a thing', which causes the particle change mentioned above.
福井工業高等専門学校の論文
2004-11-25