英文摘要 |
The present paper analyzes and compares the semantic meanings and syntactic functions of four types of verbal inflections in Japanese: ”the first continuative form” (V-(i)), ”the second continuative form” (V-(Te)), ”the imminent progressive form” (V-(i-tsutsu)), and ”the simultaneous progressive form” (V-(i-nagara)).1. V-(i) has five usages: ”the nominal use,” forming ”compound nouns,” expressing ”purpose” or ”juxtaposition,” forming a ”compound predicate.”2. V-(Te) expresses ”antecedence/existence” or forms a ”compound predicate.” 3. V-(i-tsutsu) represents ”dotted continuousness”, and represents ”continuous and progressive” when preceding the auxiliary verb ”aru.”4. V-(i-nagara) has only one meaning and usage: ”concurrent and progressive.”V-(i) is used when an event is regarded as a whole while V-(Te) is used when an event is viewed from inside of it, at a point near the ending point of the event. Both V-(i-tsutsu) and V-(i-nagara) describe an event as comprehended from inside of it; however, V-(i-tsutsu) denotes ”dotted and narrow continuousness” whereas V-(i-nagara) denotes ”linear and broad continuousness.” |