Grammar in Use across Time and Space

1. List of tables; 2. List of figures; 3. Acknowledgments; 4. Chapter 1. Introduction; 5. 1.1. Overview; 6. 1.2. Previous approaches; 7. 1.3. Theoretical approach; 8. 1.4. Goals; 9. 1.5. Organization; 10. Chapter 2. Data and methodology; 11. 2.1. Introduction; 12. 2.2. Spoken versus written; 13. 2.3. Modern Japanese discourse data; 14. 2.4. Criteria for selecting the dative subject construction in discourse; 15. 2.5. Examples of coding clauses; 16. 2.6 Summary; 17. Chapter 3. The dative subject construction in naturally occurring conversation; 18. 3.1. Introduction; 19. 3.2. Overall distribution; 20. 3.3. Clauses with or without overt core argument NPs; 21. 3.4. Clauses with no overt core argument NPs; 22. 3.5. Clauses with one overt core argument NP; 23. 3.6. Marking of NPs; 24. 3.7. The characteristics of "dative subjects" in naturally occurring conversation; 25. 3.8 Summary; 26. Chapter 4. The dative subject construction in contemporary Japanese novels; 27. 4.1. Introduction; 28. 4.2. Overall distribution; 29. 4.3. Clauses with or without overt core argument NPs; 30. 4.4. Clauses with one overt core argument NP; 31. 4.5. Clauses with no overt core argument NPs; 32. 4.6. Marking of NPs; 33. 4.7. The characteristics of "dative subjects" in contemporary Japanese novels; 34. 4.8 Summary; 35. Chapter 5. "Dative subjects" across time: An examination of pre-modern and modern Japanese texts; 36. 5.1. Introduction; 37. 5.2. The history of the Japanese language: The divergence and convergence of spoken and written Japanese; 38. 5.3. Data; 39. 5.4. Ni-marked NP1s in pre-modern and modern Japanese texts; 40. 5.5 Summary; 41. Chapter 6. Conclusion; 42. 6.1. Introduction; 43. 6.2. Summary; 44. 6.3. The semantic and pragmatic enrichment of ni-marked NP1s; 45. 6.4. Implications; 46. 6.5. Suggestions for further studies; 47. Appendix A: List of abbreviations; 48. Appendix B: Transcription symbols; 49. References; 50. Author index; 51. Subject index