Shigeko Nariyama
List of John Benjamins publications for which Shigeko Nariyama plays a role.
Title
Subjects Discourse studies | Japanese linguistics | Pragmatics | Semantics | Syntax
Articles
This paper discusses two ellipsis-related issues using the MIC theory as the backbone of explanation: (1) ellipsis as a discourse coherence marker, which answers the question, why use ellipsis (i.e. the pragmatic issue); and (2) referent identification of ellipsis, which answers the question, how… read more
This paper elucidates one interacting aspect of two problematic issues in Japanese grammar: the functional differences between the nominative marker GA and the topic marker WA, and the referential identity of ellipted subjects. My analysis shows that the interaction of WA and GA in complex… read more