Chapter 4 A wa A da
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Previous Studies
4.2.1 Tsujimoto (1996)
4.2.2 Nakamura (2000)
4.3 Tautology and Negation
4.4 Theoretical Background
4.4.1 Essence of Relevance Theory
4.4.2 Four Pragmatic Processes in Explicature Derivation
4.4.3 Conceptual Encoding and Procedural Encoding
4.5 A wa A da Data
4.6 Stipulating the Meaning of A wa A da
4.6.1 The Need for a Contrastive Assumption
4.6.2 The Cognitive Structure of Negation
4.6.3 The Definition of Q and R
4.7 Validating the Hypothesis that A wa A da Has a Specific Meaning
4.8 Summary
Chapter 5 A ga A da
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Previous Studies
5.2.1 Moriyama (1989)
5.2.2 Okamoto (1993)
5.3 A ga A da Data
5.4 Stipulating the Meaning of A ga A da
5.5 Validating the Hypothesis that A ga A da Has a Specific Meaning
5.6 Summary
Chapter 6 A mo A da
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Previous Studies
6.2.1 Moriyama (1989)
6.2.2 Okamoto (1993)
6.2.3 A mo A da on which Moriyama (1989) and Okamoto (1993) Focus
6.2.3.1 What is A mo A da?
6.2.3.2 What is the Meaning of A mo A da?
6.2.3.3 Applicability to Data not Included in Moriyama (1989) and Okamoto (1993)
6.3 A mo A da Data
6.4 Stipulating the Meaning of A mo A da
6.5 Validating the Hypothesis that A mo A da Has a Specific Meaning
6.6 Summary
Chapter 7 The Phenomenon of Nominal Tautology in Japanese
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Characteristics of Japanese Nominal Tautology
7.2.1 Contradiction or not?
7.2.2 Explanation or not?
7.3 Characteristics of English Nominal Tautology
7.4 Summary