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John Whitman (2001). KAYNE 1994.
URL: http://ling.cornell.edu/people/Whitman/JBW2003Kayne1994.pdf
(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 2055&langcode=jpn (2021-09-30).
Example #1:
(15) a. John ga (*wa/*mo/*sae) kita.
NOM TOP also even came
"John (TOP/even/also) came."
Example #2:
b. John dake (ga / wa) kita.
only NOM TOP came
"Only John came."
Example #3:
(17) *[Sono hon ga] [Taroo ga [ t ii to] omotte iru (koto)
that book NOM NOM good COMP thinking is fact
"(that) that book, Taroo thinks is good."
Example #4:
(18) [Sono hon mo/dake] [Taroo ga [ t ii to] omotte iru (koto)
that book even/only NOM good COMP thinking is fact
"(that) even/only that book, Taroo thinks is good."
Example #5:
(22) [sono hon wa] [Taroo ga [ t ii to] omotte iru (*zizitu)
that book TOP NOM good COMP thinking is fact
"(the fact that) that book, Taroo thinks is good."
Example #6:
(25) Sensyu ni wa kono dai kara ga tobi-nikui.
athletes DAT TOP this board from NOM jump-hard
"For the athletes from this board is hard to jump." (Inoue 1978)
Example #7:
(29) a. John ga uwagi o nui-de, Mary ga hangaa ni kaketa.
NOM coat ACC take.off-GER NOM hanger on hung
"John took off his coat, and Mary hung it on the hanger." (Kuno
Example #8:
(32) Bunmeikoku no dansei no heikin-zyumyoo ga mizikai.
civilized.country GEN male GEN average-lifespan NOM short
"It the average lifespan of men in civilized countries that is short."
Example #9:
(35) Kakaru miti a ikade ka [imas-uru ] (Ise Monogatari 9)
this.kind road TOP how Q go(HON)-ATT
"How did (you) come to be on such a road as this?"
Example #10:
aamu] to obos-u (Taketori Monogatari)
marry COMP think-ATT
person that has t?"
Example #11:
(41) Kono yoo na miti wa doosite otoori nasaimasu ka
this kind be road TOP how travel HON Q
"How do you come to be travelling such a road as this?"