The Sentence-Final Adnominal Form in Makuranosōshi

Key Points

• The paper explores how sentence-final adnominal forms connect with topics in the structure of Makuranosōshi.
• Examines the structure of sentence-final adnominal forms without logical case relations.
• Uses '象は鼻が長い' as a representative example of the 'ハ－ガ構文' structure.
• Illustrates the transition from '－の' to '－が' in later language development.
• Demonstrates the direct connection between topics and noun phrases through the 'ハ－ガ構文'.
• Suggests that the intervention of '－の' is crucial for this connection.
• Proposes a linguistic evolution leading to the transition to 'ハ－ガ構文' in later texts.