This study presents the relational meanings of preceding-clause, which include chuushi-kei of adjectives, toward a following-clause by classifying the relational meanings into <parallel>, <promise>, <predicating-event>, <cause> (<preceding-cause>, <condition> and <ground>), <outline>, <comment> (<comment on relation> and <comment on principle of phenomena>), <evaluation> and <incidentalcondition>. These relational meanings arise from the following features of adjectives; (1) An adjective sentence expresses not only a property, a relation and a constant existence, which are classified as a constant feature, but also a state and a temporary existence, which are classified as an event actually occurring in a time-scale. However, it does not express an action that is expressed by a verb sentence. (2) In an adjective sentence the subjectivity of a speaker is usually expressed. (3) An adjective has relativity in its own meaning. From these features of adjectives arise several differences from chuushi-kei of verbs. First of all, from the above feature (1), there arise few examples of <preceding-event> in sentences using chuushi-kei of adjectives, many of which are in sentences using chuushi-kei of verbs. Secondly, from the above feature (2), there arise adjectives' characteristic relational meanings, namely <outline>, <comment> and <evaluation>. Those are rarely found in sentences using chuushi-kei of verbs. Preceding-clauses which indicate these relational meanings express speakers' attitude toward the proposition of the sentence. Finally, preceding-clauses which indicate <comment on relation> have a comparative expression. This arises from the above feature (3).
形容詞の中止形を用いた複文における先行句節と後続句節の関係
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