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April 1, 2026Open Access

An Independent Constituent Analysis of Depictive Constructions in Japanese

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MYMasashi Yamaguchi

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Overview

This analysis finds that depictive predicates in Japanese operate independently from their subjects, suggesting a new theoretical framework.

Key Points

  • The aim is to provide an independent analysis of depictive constructions in Japanese, challenging previous interpretations.
  • Evaluated the relationship between depictive predicates and their semantic subjects.
  • Analyzed ellipsis phenomena in previous studies.
  • Identified different adjunction sites for object-oriented and subject-oriented depictive predicates.
  • Demonstrated that Japanese depictive predicates are independent of their semantic subjects.
  • Identified distinct adjunction sites for object-oriented and subject-oriented predicates.
  • Accounted for all syntactic properties of depictive constructions through the proposed independent analysis.

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Masashi Yamaguchi (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd7ae65652765b073a86ebhttps://doi.org/10.18956/00007904
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