第 1 講 名詞の動詞化・因果の流れ

名詞構文の基本

名詞の動詞化・目的格の of・所有格の主語化

Man’s love of a quiet life

(S)人間(V)愛する(O)静かな生活

his dislike of change

(S)人間(V)嫌う(O)変化

名詞構文のルール

⑴V’ を発見する(名詞)

⑵V’ に対応する O’ を発見する(ofがある)

⑶ V’ を修飾している所有格を主語にする

名詞の形容詞化

his presence in the audience

彼の聴衆の中での存在

彼が聴衆の中にいる

(名)presence→(形)present

He is present in the audience

  1. The infant’s movement from a state of being in which everything is perceived as an extension of the self to a growing sense of separate identity takes place between the ages of a few weeks and about five months.
  1. Despite its negative image among some tourists, many who do make the
    trip to Japan are pleasantly surprised by the friendliness of its people and
    the efficiency of its public transportation.
  1. Some people still persist in a view of the natural world and its inhabitants
    as having no other value than to serve humans as tools, objects and
    resources.