9.1681, Qs: Discourse Analysis, Nom-Gen Conversion

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-9-1681. Sat Nov 28 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 9.1681, Qs: Discourse Analysis, Nom-Gen Conversion

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Date:  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 07:48:26 +0700 (JAVT)
From:  "J.K. Damanhuri" <joanni at pasca.unpad.ac.id>
Subject:  Critical Discourse Analysis

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Date:  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:57:43 +0900
From:  HIRAIWA Ken <hiraiwa at osk2.3web.ne.jp>
Subject:  Nominative-Genitive Conversion

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Date:  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 07:48:26 +0700 (JAVT)
From:  "J.K. Damanhuri" <joanni at pasca.unpad.ac.id>
Subject:  Critical Discourse Analysis


Dear colleagues,

I would like to propose some questions pertaining to Critical Discourse
Analysis:
1. What is CDA ?
2. What are its procedures of research (conceptual framework)?
3. What are its strength compared to Discourse Analysis widely known so
   far ?

Sincerely,
Joko K. Damanhuri
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Postgraduate Program of Linguistics
University of Padjadjaran
Bandung - Indonesia
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Date:  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:57:43 +0900
From:  HIRAIWA Ken <hiraiwa at osk2.3web.ne.jp>
Subject:  Nominative-Genitive Conversion


Dear members,

I'm a graduate student at Osaka University of
Foreign Studies, Japan. I'm now writing a thesis
on the Nominative-Genitive Conversion Construction
in Japanese (and Korean), in which Nominative subjects
optionally alternate with Genitive subjects in relative
clauses.  A Japanese example is given below:

John      ga    /   no       kai-ta       hon
John-nominative /-genitive   write-past   book
"the book which John wrote"

I would like to know whether this type of Case-conversion
is allowed in Tamil, which language I've heard elsewhere does
allow this conversion, but I have no solid data with which to
draw a firm conclusion.  I would also like to know whether there
are any other languages that show the same kind of Case-alternation.
I would appreciate any replies and help.

Thank you very much in advance.


Sincerely,

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Ken Hiraiwa
Integrated Studies in Language and Society
Osaka University of Foreign Studies
8-1-1 Aomadani-higashi, Minoo,
Osaka, JAPAN
562-8558
E-Mail:hiraiwa at osk2.3web.ne.jp
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