Sentence Pattern and the Usage of the adjective predicative construction for "Kankaku"

Abstract

This article is written for investigating and analyzing the relationship between sentence construction and meaning of words in adjective predicative sentence that express "Kankaku", a kind of "sense" or "feeling". As a result, major usages and pattern of the sentences including "Kankaku" expression were as follows. ① There are 7 kind of meaning range that describe "Kankaku" ; "Sikaku, Thyoukaku, Kyuukaku, Mikaku, Zaisitsukankaku, Kisyoukankaku, Isikikankaku". ② The patterns of 「N1ha · ga＋A」 and 「N2ha(ga)＋N1ga＋A」 are the basic sentence pattern that express "Kanaku". This pattern is used in all range of "Sikaku, Thyoukaku, Kyuukaku, Mikaku, Zaisitsukankaku, Kisyoukankaku, Isikikankaku". ③「N2ha · ga＋N1ni＋A」 sentence pattern is used in the meaning range of "Sikaku, Mikaku, Zaisitsukankaku, Isikikankaku". Preposition 「ni」 means the window of the judgement. ④ 「N2ha · ga＋N1de＋A」 sentence pattern is used in the meaning range of "Sikaku, Kyuukaku, Isikikankaku". Preposition 「de」 means the cause of the judgement. ⑤ 「N2ni＋N1ha · ga＋A」 sentence pattern is used in the meaning range of "Sikaku, Kyuukaku, Mikaku, Kisyoukankaku, Isikikankaku". Preposition 「ni」 means the main subject that feel the judgement of "Kankaku". ⑥ There are many points of contact that coincide each other in the meaning range of "Sikaku, Mikaku, Zaisitsukankaku, Kisyoukankaku, Isikikankaku".