Numeral Quantifiers (hearafter NQs) in Japanese are composed of a numeral and a numerative (or an auxiliary numeral). For example, ni-satsu(: two-Classifier for book) is composed of a numeral ni and a numerative satsu. I discuss the relation between an NQ and its host NP in terms of a numeratives forming the former, and classify numeratives into three categories as follows. Couning-Classifiers constitute Kitahara's(1996) Individual NQs (ni-satsu) which count objects discretely, Measurers his Content NQs(ni-guramu: two-grams)which measures objects or a continuum as a mass, and Counters-cum-Measures Group NQs (ni-hako(no ringo): two boxes (of apples)) which have properties of both Individual and Content NQs. Finally, I propose that most of Group NQs as Individual NQs be analyzed into a numeral and a noun. In Japanese, one of the classifier languages, there are numeral expressions similar to ones such as three books in English, one of the non- classifier languages.
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.