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Pronouns & Sentence Structure

Personal references, SOV word order, です/だ and question particle か
指示詞の照応理論
demonstrative anaphora theory
ko/so/a anaphora
Theoretical analysis of demonstrative reference
ゼロ照応
zero anaphora
zero pronouns
Dropping arguments recoverable from context
自分 の束縛理論
jibun and binding theory
long-distance binding
自分 allows long-distance binding (unlike English)
視点と授受
viewpoint and giving/receiving
viewpoint
How giving verbs encode speaker viewpoint
のだ の談話機能
discourse functions of noda
noda pragmatics
Explanation, focus, and discourse cohesion
終助詞の語用論
pragmatics of sentence particles
particle pragmatics
ね/よ/な and shared knowledge management
間接性と配慮表現
indirectness and consideration
politeness pragmatics
Indirect expressions for politeness
引用と話法
quotation and reported speech
quotative structures
Direct and indirect quotation with と
モダリティ標識
modality markers
modality system
だろう/かもしれない/にちがいない etc.
照応と結束性
anaphora and cohesion
discourse cohesion
Reference tracking in Japanese discourse