Masayoshi Shibatani
List of John Benjamins publications for which Masayoshi Shibatani plays a role.
Book series
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.
Subjects Historical linguistics | Languages of North America | Languages of South America | Morphology | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics | Typology
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.
Subjects Cognition and language | Discourse studies | Generative linguistics | Pragmatics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics | Typology
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
Passive and Voice
Edited by Masayoshi Shibatani
[Typological Studies in Language, 16] 1988. xi, 706 pp.
Subjects Syntax | Typology
Articles
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
2019. 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
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
2019. Chapter
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
2009. 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
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
2007. 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
Directional verbs in Japanese. Motion, Direction and Location in Languages: In honor of Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Shay, Erin and Uwe Seibert (eds.), pp. 259–286
2003. Article
Introduction: Some basic issues in the grammar of causation. The Grammar of Causation and Interpersonal Manipulation, Shibatani, Masayoshi (ed.), pp. 1–22
2002. Article
The causative continuum. The Grammar of Causation and Interpersonal Manipulation, Shibatani, Masayoshi (ed.), pp. 85–126
2002. Article
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.
2001. Article
Preface. Essays in Semantics and Pragmatics: In honor of Charles J. Fillmore, Shibatani, Masayoshi and Sandra A. Thompson (eds.), pp. vii ff.
1996. Miscellaneous
Grammaticization of topic into subject. Approaches to Grammaticalization: Volume II. Types of grammatical markers, Traugott, Elizabeth Closs and Bernd Heine (eds.), pp. 93 ff.
1991. Article
Voice in Philippine languages. Passive and Voice, Shibatani, Masayoshi (ed.), pp. 85 ff.
1988. Article
Issues in the Description of Turkish Vowel Harmony. Issues in Vowel Harmony: Proceedings of the CUNY Linguistics Conference on Vowel Harmony, May 14, 1977, Vago, Robert M. (ed.), pp. 63 ff.
1980. Article
18 On Some Fundamental Concepts of Phonology. Essays on the Sound Pattern of English, Goyvaerts, Didier L. and Geoffrey K. Pullum (eds.), pp. 505–535
1975. Article