Masayoshi Shibatani

List of John Benjamins publications for which Masayoshi Shibatani plays a role.

Book series

London Oriental and African Language Library (LOALL)

Edited by Melanie Green, Masayoshi Shibatani and Justin Watkins

ISSN 1382-3485

Journal

Titles

Nominalization in Languages of the Americas

Edited by Roberto Zariquiey, Masayoshi Shibatani and David W. Fleck

[Typological Studies in Language, 124] 2019. vii, 662 pp.

Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, acquisition, neuro-cognition, evolution

Edited by T. Givón and Masayoshi Shibatani

[Typological Studies in Language, 85] 2009. vi, 553 pp.

Subjects Evolution of language | Language acquisition | Psycholinguistics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics

The Grammar of Causation and Interpersonal Manipulation

Edited by Masayoshi Shibatani

[Typological Studies in Language, 48] 2002. xviii, 551 pp.

Essays in Semantics and Pragmatics: In honor of Charles J. Fillmore

Edited by Masayoshi Shibatani and Sandra A. Thompson

[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 32] 1996. x, 322 pp.

Subjects Pragmatics | Semantics

Edited by Masayoshi Shibatani

[Typological Studies in Language, 16] 1988. xi, 706 pp.

Subjects Syntax | Typology

Articles

Shibatani, Masayoshi. 2019. Chapter 2. What is nominalization? Towards the theoretical foundations of nominalization. Nominalization in Languages of the Americas, Zariquiey, Roberto, Masayoshi Shibatani and David W. Fleck (eds.), pp. 15–167

過而不改、是謂過矣(孔子)This paper discusses foundational issues in nominalization, focusing on empirical, conceptual, and theoretical problems that have plagued the field for years. Current definitions of nominalization are based on narrow observations on verbal-based nominalizations, while languages across… read more | Chapter

Zariquiey, Roberto, Masayoshi Shibatani and David W. Fleck. 2019. Chapter 1. Nominalization in languages of the Americas: An introduction. Nominalization in Languages of the Americas, Zariquiey, Roberto, Masayoshi Shibatani and David W. Fleck (eds.), pp. 1–12

Chapter

Shibatani, Masayoshi. 2009. Elements of complex structures, where recursion isn’t: The case of relativization. Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, acquisition, neuro-cognition, evolution, Givón, T. and Masayoshi Shibatani (eds.), pp. 163–198

In their recent work, Hauser, Chomsky and Fitch (2002:1569) suggest that recursion “is the only uniquely human component of the faculty of language”. In both generative and typological studies, the relativization site has been considered to be one of the places where recursion of sentences takes… read more | Article

Shibatani, Masayoshi. 2007. Grammaticalization of converb constructions: The case of Japanese -te conjunctive constructions. Connectivity in Grammar and Discourse, Rehbein, Jochen, Christiane Hohenstein and Lukas Pietsch (eds.), pp. 21–49

This paper examines the patterns of grammaticalization of motion verbs (verbs of coming and going) in Japanese converb complex predicate constructions. The -te converb form is the most widely used connective device in Japanese, and the forms combining with motion verbs are among the most frequently… read more | Article

Shibatani, Masayoshi. 2003. Directional verbs in Japanese. Motion, Direction and Location in Languages: In honor of Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Shay, Erin and Uwe Seibert (eds.), pp. 259–286

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Shibatani, Masayoshi. 2002. Introduction: Some basic issues in the grammar of causation. The Grammar of Causation and Interpersonal Manipulation, Shibatani, Masayoshi (ed.), pp. 1–22

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Shibatani, Masayoshi and Prashant Pardeshi. 2002. The causative continuum. The Grammar of Causation and Interpersonal Manipulation, Shibatani, Masayoshi (ed.), pp. 85–126

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Shibatani, Masayoshi. 2001. Non-canonical constructions in Japanese. Non-canonical Marking of Subjects and Objects, Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y., R.M.W. Dixon and Masayuki Onishi (eds.), pp. 307 ff.

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Shibatani, Masayoshi and Sandra A. Thompson. 1996. Preface. Essays in Semantics and Pragmatics: In honor of Charles J. Fillmore, Shibatani, Masayoshi and Sandra A. Thompson (eds.), pp. vii ff.

Miscellaneous