Literature map · Dig #1
Sources
Highlights from the Dig #1 literature map. Author–year + URL/DOI. Local PDF cache is under the workspace tree — license check before publishing mirrors.
A. Writing-system / morphographic theory
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Joyce, T. (2011) REAL OPEN
The significance of the morphographic principle… Written Language & Literacy 14(1), 58–81. DOI. Digested via Honda; full PDF paywalled this dig.
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DeFrancis (1989); Unger (1990 ff.) REAL
Ideographic-myth Critique — characters track speech units, not disembodied ideas. Via Lurie / Honda.
B. Classifier / MeasureP neighbors
Load-bearing packaging literature. Kanji-written counters are orthographic correlates.
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Oho, A. (2019) REAL
Syntax and semantics of numeral classifiers in Japanese. PACLIC 33, 203–211. PDF. Prenominal vs postnominal = two packaging geometries.
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Watanabe, A. (2006) REAL OPEN
Functional projections of nominals in Japanese: Syntax of classifiers. NLLT 24, 241–306. DOI. Closest published geometry to project MeasureP; full PDF not cached this dig.
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Sudo, Y. (2016) REAL OPEN
The semantic role of classifiers in Japanese. Baltic International Yearbook 11. DOI. Baltic galley 404’d this dig; related countable-nouns PDF cached.
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Project MeasureP notes REAL (project)
Amount ≠ Denomination; counters inert for verbal valency; floating protects Num–CL bond. Excerpts under workspace
lit/excerpts/.
C. Light verbs / Argument Transfer
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Grimshaw, J. & Mester, A. (1988) REAL
Light verbs and θ-marking. Linguistic Inquiry 19(2), 205–232. PDF. Canonical Argument Transfer; surface arity as packaging.
D. Morphology as fossilized syntax
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Givón, T. (1971 ff.) REAL as tradition · SPECULATIVE as applied lean
“Today’s morphology is yesterday’s syntax.” CLS 7, 394–415. Frames fossils; keep Bridge unlocked; no doping claims.
E. Honest negatives
| Claim | Status |
|---|---|
| Kanji ↔ doping / alloy / carrier-concentration joint literature | None found. Forbidden invention. |
| Kanji as syntactic heads (Merge, Agree, Voice, Appl) | Not a real position. Reject. |
| Ideographic meaning composition without language | Myth. Reject. |
| Counting on/kun as linguistic arity | Collapse criterion. Reject. |
Fetch status (2026-09-29 PT)
| Source | Result |
|---|---|
| Honda 2019 PDF | Cached |
| Oho 2019 PACLIC PDF | Cached |
| Lurie 2006 PDF | Cached |
| Grimshaw & Mester 1988 PDF | Cached |
| Sudo 2016 Baltic PDF | 404 on galley; related PDF cached |
| Joyce 2011 full PDF | Paywalled; secondary via Honda |
| Watanabe 2006 full PDF | Not secured (DOI known) |
| Matsunaga 1996 full PDF | Not secured |
Priority reading order
- Honda 2019 — what graphs are/aren’t
- Oho 2019 — two packaging geometries for Num+Cl
- Grimshaw & Mester 1988 — Argument Transfer
- Lurie 2006 — ideographic-myth historiography
- Watanabe 2006 + Sudo 2016 — deepen MeasureP (OPEN)
- Joyce 2011 — morphographic principle (OPEN)
Desk neighbors (revisable Pages)
- Event-Structure-Dictionary — Syntax · Semantics · Interface first-pass dictionary (ChargeACCUSE Group A + verb index). Packaging / MeasureP stay with them; no Bridge.
- Smooth & Striated — parallel findings shell (Reports digs).
lit/LITERATURE-MAP-v0.md.