Case patterns with subjective adjectives

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The aim of this paper is to investigate the semantics of two case patterns found with Japanese adjectives: "NP1-ni NP2-ga" and "NP1-ga NP2-ga". The paper begins with an analysis of the two patterns with adjectives expressing temperature and taste, where the choice of case particle on NP1 is accompanied by a difference in the selectional restrictions on NP2. I argue that the "-ni/-ga" pattern is used, with these adjectives, to express an evaluation, while the "-ga/-ga" pattern is associated with unanalysed sensations. The difference between the two constructions is not limited to case marking, but includes the semantic roles of the two noun phrases and even the morpho-syntactic properties of the predicate adjective. In the second half of the paper an attempt is made to extand this analysis to adjectives expressing emotions. The conclusion reached, is that the semantic structure of emotion adjectives implies both an evaluation and a sensation component. This has the effect of neutralizing the semantic distinction between the two case patterns.
筑波大学大学院博士課程文芸・言語研究科応用言語学コースの論文
1996-12-25