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Adjectives on -i in Japanese language corpora: Distributions, patterns and lexical constraints

This paper explores Japanese i-adjectives using empirical methods of corpus linguistics and employing state-of-art language resources and a lexical profiling tool. Firstly, this research presents resources that have been used in the analysis and explains their relevance and characteristics. These resources are used to examine the distribution of i-adjectives in the large-scale corpora of contemporary written Japanese, which clarifies which i-adjectives predominate in the overall usage of i-adjectives and how some i-adjectives and adjectival suffixes are more productive than others. Next, this research analyses the distribution of the patterns of the three major roles of adjectives and shows the different tendencies in the usage of their roles and patterns among adjectives. The research focuses on i-adjectives in their attributive role preceding a modified noun and reveals their complexity of patterns and the need to further subcategorize the types of attributive role adjectives have. Furthermore, this study examines lexical constraints in the attributive role of i- adjectives, while discovering some adjectives with no or a rare attributive role.

i-adjectives, corpora, distribution, patterns, constraints

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