This study sets out to discuss a mechanism of conversion of -ed forms into Φ forms focusing on the example of the change from pirated version to pirate version. Viewed from phonetic and semantic perspectives, specific triggers for changing from -ed forms into Φ forms are as follows : (i) the expressions of "-ed forms + noun" must be idiomatic phrases; (ii) the indispensable presence for noun forms of -ed forms; (iii) the speaker does not give a semantically false impression when "-ed forms + noun" are converted into "Φ forms + noun." Only when these three conditions are satisfied, speakers choose the shortest possible expressions on the condition that they do not mislead the addressees. I will explain this trait as the "principle of least effort, " which manifests itself as the principle of "linguistic economy, " as argued in Yagi・Inoue (to appear). As a result of the principle, -ed forms change into Φ forms.
雑誌名
長崎外大論叢
雑誌名(英)
The Journal of Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
Pirated version から pirate version へ -「-ed形」から「Φ型」への転換のメカニズム-
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