The light verb construction in Japanese
The light verb construction in Japanese
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日语中的轻动词结构
DOI：
10.1075/la.29
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发表时间：
1999
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通讯作者：
Tadao Miyamoto
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作者：
Tadao Miyamoto
本研究研究了日语中所谓的轻动词结构，它由动词“suru”“do”和一个宾格（“o”）标记的动名词（VN）组成。关于“suru”的作用一直存在争议：“VN-o suru”中的“suru”是作为轻动词还是重动词。以前的研究试图通过仅仅检查“suru”是否可以在主题上轻来消除“VN-o suru”地层的歧义。本研究认为，歧义不是源于“素”的“分量”，而是源于其宾格短语：它是由主位（复杂事件）动词n开头还是由非主位（简单事件）动词n开头。本研究采用原则和参数的方法，运用概念语义学和方面理论的观点，论证了“VN-o suru”构词的特征不是来自“suru”的二分行为，而是来自宾格短语的二分行为。
This study deals with the so-called Light Verb Construction in Japanese, which consists of the verb “suru” ‘do’ and an accusative (“o”) marked verbal noun (VN). There have been unresolved debates on the role of “suru”: whether “suru” in “VN-o suru” functions as a light or heavy verb. The previous studies attempt to disambiguate “VN-o suru” formations by relying solely on examining whether “suru” can be thematically light or not. This study argues that the ambiguity does not stem from the ‘weight’ of “suru” but from its accusative phrase: whether it is headed by a thematic (complex event) VN or non-thematic (simple event) VN. Using a principles and parameters approach and employing ideas from conceptual semantics and theories of aspect, this study demonstrates that the characterization of “VN-o suru” formations arises not from the dichotic behavior of “suru” but from the dichotic behavior of the accusative phrase.