Presentations
Refereed Conferences & Workshops
Oshima, David Y. "日本語における無助詞項名詞句の生起に関わる情報構造的条件について [On the infomation-structural conditions concerning the occurrence of argument noun phrases without a particle in Japanese]" (in Japanese), The 168th Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Japan, International Christian University: June 29-30, 2024. (poster presentation)
Oshima, David Y. "The Japanese verb itasu 'do' and its kin: Dishonorifics (kenjōgo II) vs. courtesy honorifics (teichōgo)", The 30th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference, Simon Fraser University: March 11-13, 2023. (poster presentation) (poster: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "The semantic markedness of the Japanese negative preterite: Non-existence of (positive) eventualities vs. existence of negative eventualities", Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics 19, Ochanomizu University and The University of Tokyo: November 19-21, 2022. (handout: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "How to be a ham sandwich or an eel: The English deferred equative and the Japanese eel sentence", The 29th International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Nagoya University and the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (virtual): July 29-30, 2022.
Oshima, David Y. "The semantics and pragmatics of the Japanese honorific titles -san, -kun, and -chan", Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics 18, Online: November 13-15, 2021. (handout: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "Against the multidimensional approach to honorific meaning: A solution to the binding problem of conventional implicature", Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics 17, Online: November 15-17, 2020. (handout: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. and Midori Hayashi "Redefining verbal nouns in Japanese: From the perspective of polycategoriality". The 34th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, VNU University of Science (virtual): October 24-26, 2020. (poster presentation: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "The Japanese particle wa most often does not mark a topic", The 28th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference, University of Central Lancashire (virtual): September 7-20, 2020. (poster presentation) (slides: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "On supererogation: One should go when going is good enough and not going is not", Amsterdam Colloquium 2019, University of Amsterdam: December 18-20, 2019.
Oshima, David Y. "How "should" works: With a special focus on the issue of supererogation", The Semantics of Intensional Phenomena (symposium), The 37th Conference of English Linguistic Society of Japan, Kwansei Gakuin University: November 9 (9-10), 2019.
Meng, Ying and David Y. Oshima. "On the marked usage of demonstratives: Toward the typology", The 27th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference, Sogang University: October 18-20, 2019. (poster presentation) (poster: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "On a special interpretation of evaluative adjectives/adverbs of disposition and luck", The 12th Generative Linguistics in the Old World in Asia (GLOW in Asia 12) & the 21st Seoul International Conference on Generative Grammar (SICOGG 21), Dongguk University: August 6-9, 2019. (poster presentation) (poster: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. and Satoshi Nambu. "いわゆる「主題のハ」を伴う目的語・付加詞について [On grammatical objects and adjuncts marked with so-called "thematic wa"]" (in Japanese), 日本語における意味と語用のインターフェイス: 談話表現を中心に [The semantics/pragmatics interface in Japanese: With a special focus on discourse-oriented expressions ] (workshop), The 44th Annual Meeting of Kansai Linguistic Society, Kansai University: July 13 (13-14), 2019.
Schwarz, Bernhard, Alexandra Simonenko, and David Y. Oshima. "Factive islands from necessary blocking", Semantics and Linguistic Theory 29, University of California Los Angeles: May 17-19, 2019.
Oshima, David Y. "The English rise-fall-rise contour and the Japanese contrastive particle wa: A uniform account", The 26th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference, University of California Los Angeles: November 29-December 1, 2018. (handout: pdf)
Nambu, Satoshi, Shin-ichiro Sano, and David Y. Oshima. "The nominative-to-accusative shift in modern Japanese: A diachronic observation", The 26th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference, University of California Los Angeles: November 29-December 1, 2018. (poster presentation) (poster: pdf)
Meng, Ying and David Y. Oshima. "指示詞の有標的な用法―類型論の確立を目指して― [On the marked uses of demonstratives: Toward the typology]" (in Japanese), The 157th Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Japan, Kyoto University: November 17-18, 2018.
Oshima, David Y. "The logical principles of honorification and dishonorification in Japanese", Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics 15, Keio University: November 12-14, 2018. (slides: pdf)
Meng, Ying and David Y. Oshima. "照応的指示詞による非制限的修飾について―日中英の比較から― [On non-restrictive modification with anaphoric demonstratives: Through comparison of Japanese, Chinese, and English]" (in Japanese), The 19th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cognitive Linguistics Association, Shizuoka University: September 8-9, 2018.
Oshima, David Y., Kimi Akita, and Shin-ichiro Sano. "日本語における状態述語の意味的な住み分け―程度性とスケール構造の観点から― [How Japanese stative predicates divide the labor: With special reference to gradability and scale structure]" (in Japanese), The 156th Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Japan, The University of Tokyo, June 23-24, 2018.
Oshima, David Y. "Remarks on epistemically biased questions", The 31st Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, University of the Philippines Cebu: November 16-18, 2017. (slides: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "The prosody of positively biased negative polar interrogatives in Japanese: Post-focal reduction or deaccenting?", Chicago Linguistic Society 53, University of Chicago: May 25-27, 2017. (handout: pdf)
Hayashi, Midori and David Y. Oshima. "Graded (metric) tenses in embedded clauses: The case of South Baffin Inuktitut", Semantics and Linguistic Theory 27, University of Maryland: May 12-14, 2017.
Oshima, David Y. "The meanings of perspectival verbs and their implications on the taxonomy of projective content/conventional implicature", Semantics and Linguistic Theory 26, University of Texas Austin: May 12-15, 2016. (poster presentation)
Nambu, Satoshi, David Y. Oshima, Masashi Nomura, and Hyun Kyung Hwang "The nominative/accusative alternation in Japanese and information structure", Formal Approaches to Japanese Linguistics 8, Mie University, Japan: February 18-20, 2016. (poster presentation)
Oshima, David Y. "Ellipsis of SAY, THINK, and DO in Japanese subordinate clauses: A constructional analysis", The 22nd International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore: August 10-14, 2015.
Oshima, David Y. "Focus particle stacking: How a contrastive particle interacts with ONLY and EVEN", Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics 11, University of York, United Kingdom: June 4-6, 2015. (slides: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "On the functional differences between the discourse particlesne and yone in Japanese", The 28th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, Cape Panwa Hotel, Phuket, Thailand: December 12-14, 2014.
Oshima, David Y. and Eric McCready. "How mutual knowledge constrains the choice of anaphoric demonstratives in Japanese and English", The 28th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, Cape Panwa Hotel, Phuket, Thailand: December 12-14, 2014.
Oshima, David Y. "Shared knowledge, soliloquy, and the functions of the discourse particles (yo)ne and (yo)na", Discourse Expressions and Information Structure (symposium), The 32nd Conference of English Linguistic Society of Japan, Gakushuin University: November 8 (8-9), 2014. (handout: pdf)
Ito, Satoshi and David Y. Oshima. "On two varieties of negative polar interrogatives in Japanese", The 23rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: October 11-13, 2013. (handout: pdf)
Ito, Satoshi and David Y. Oshima. "On semantic and tonal properties of Japanese negative polar interrogatives", The 15th Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences, Kwassui Women’s University: June 28-30, 2013. (poster presentation) (poster: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "On the functions of the Japanese discourse particle ne: A study with special reference to intonation", Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics 9, The JA-AZM Hall, Miyazaki, Japan: November 30-December 1, 2012.
Oshima, David Y. "寺村秀夫による活用表の再考―「タ系語尾」の位置づけについて [Revisiting Teramura’s Japanese conjugation paradigms: On the status of the 'ta-series endings']" (in Japanese), 現代形態理論と日本語の活用における諸問題―音便・不規則形・迂言的活用 [Contemporary morphological theories and issues in Japanese conjugation: Euphony, irregular forms and periphrastic conjugation] (workshop), The 145th Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Japan, Kyushu University, November 25 (24-25), 2012.
Oshima, David Y. "On the semantics of the Japanese infinitive/gerund-clause constructions: Polysemy and temporal constraints", The 19th International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Chungnam National University: July 19-20, 2012.
Oshima, David Y. "Iconicity, implicature, and the manner interpretation of coordination structure: Through comparison of English and French", Berkeley Linguistics Society 38, University of California Berkeley: February 11-12, 2012.
Oshima, David Y. "The Japanese particle yo in declaratives: Relevance, priority, and blaming", Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics 8, Sunport Hall Takamatsu, Takamatsu: December 1-2, 2011.
Oshima, David Y. "On the so-called thematic use of wa: Reconsideration and reconciliation", The 23rd Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Computation, and Information, Hong Kong City University: December 3-5, 2009.
Oshima, David Y. "Wa revisited: Topic, ground, and subject", Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics 5, Tokiwa Citizen Hall, Asahikawa: June 9-10, 2008.
Oshima, David Y. "Perspective, logophoricity, and embedded tense in Japanese", The 16th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference, Kyoto University: October 7-9, 2006.
Oshima, David Y. "On factive islands: Pragmatic anomaly vs. pragmatic infelicity", Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics 3, Tower Hall Funabori, Tokyo, Japan: June 5-6, 2006.
Oshima, David Y. "Motion deixis, indexicality, and presupposition", Semantics and Linguistic Theory 16, The University of Tokyo: March 22-24, 2006.
Oshima, David Y. "GO and COME revisited: What serves as a reference point?", Berkeley Linguistics Society 32, University of California Berkeley: February 10-12, 2006.
Oshima, David Y. "Between direct and indirect quotation: Towards a typology of reported discourse", The 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Yonsei University: July 17-22, 2005.
Oshima, David Y. "Morphological vs. phonological contrastive topic marking", Chicago Linguistic Society 41, University of Chicago: April 7-9, 2005.
Oshima, David Y. "Boundary tones or prominent particles?: Variation in Japanese focus-marking contours", Berkeley Linguistics Society 31, University of California Berkeley: February 18-20, 2005.
Oshima, David Y. "On exceptional zibun binding: An experimental approach", The 14th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference, University of Arizona: November 5-7, 2004.
Oshima, David Y. "On empathic and logophoric binding", Workshop on Semantic Approaches to Binding Theory (ESSLLI '04), Henri Poincaré University: August 16-20, 2004.
Oshima, David Y. "Zibun revisited: Empathy, logophoricity, and binding", The 20th Northwest Linguistic Conference, University of Washington: May 1-2, 2004.
Oshima, David Y. "Empathy and binding in Japanese revisited", The 4th International Conference on Practical Linguistics of Japanese, San Francisco State University: April 3-4, 2004. (poster presentation) (poster: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "Semantic divergence of -(r)are: From a different perspective'', The 13th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference, Michigan State University: August 1-3, 2003.
Levy, Roger and David Y. Oshima. "Non-transitive information flow in Japanese noun-classifier matching'', The 10th International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Michigan State University: July 18-20, 2003.
Oshima, David Y. "Contrastive topic as a paradigmatic operator", Workshop on Information Structure in Context, University of Stuttgart: November 15-16, 2002. (abstract: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "Out of control: A unified analysis of Japanese passive constructions", The 9th International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Kynghee University: August 8-9, 2002.
Other Presentations
大島デイヴィッド義和 [Oshima, David Y.] "有標的な名詞述語文の類型―「僕はウナギだ」「君は無遠慮な性格だ」「私も同じ意見だ」― [The taxonomy of marked nominal predicate constructions: 'Boku wa unagi da' 'Kimi wa buenryo na seikaku da' 'Watashi mo onaji iken da']" (in Japanese), 『日韓学術交流会 』9 [Japan-Korea Academic Exchange Workshop 9], Hankuk University of Foreign Studies: February 17, 2024. (handout: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "On the semantics of the response item that’s right", Semantics Workshop in Tokai and Kansai, Kobe University: September 30, 2023.
大島デイヴィッド義和 [Oshima, David Y.] "付加的呼称詞「さん」「くん」「ちゃん」の意味機能と使用実態 [The semantic functions and usage of the affixal designation terms san, kun, and chan]" (in Japanese), 『外国語と日本語との対照言語学的研究』第 35 回研究会 [The 35th Workshop of "Contrastive Studies of Foreign Languages and Japanese"], International Center for Japanese Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (online): March 5, 2022.
大島デイヴィッド義和 [Oshima, David Y.] "否定極性疑問文の伝達する慣習的推意 [Conventional implicature conveyed by negative polar interrogatives ]" (in Japanese), ワークショップ: 極性表現の構造・意味・機能 [Polarity-sensitive expressions: Their forms, meanings, and functions], Nagoya Gakuin University: March 29-30, 2019.
Oshima, David Y. "On the mirative use of the noda construction in Japanese", Semantics Workshop in Tokai, Nagoya Gakuin University: March 31, 2018.
Oshima, David Y. "On the mirative use of the noda construction in Japanese", Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies: October 7, 2017.
Oshima, David Y. "The English rise-fall-rise contour and the Japanese contrastive particle are synonymous", Semantics Workshop in Tokai, Nagoya Gakuin University: September 17, 2017.
Oshima, David Y. "The tense-aspect system of Japanese and expression of state concepts", Philosophy of Mental Time V: Time in Language (workshop), Nihon University: January 28, 2017.
Oshima, David Y. and Kimi Akita "Gradability, scale structure, and classes of stative predicates in Japanese", Semantics Workshop in Tokai, Nagoya Gakuin University: March 26, 2016.
Oshima, David Y. "The Japanese discourse particle yo in declaratives", Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies: January 9 (9-10), 2016.
大島デイヴィッド義和 [Oshima, David Y.] "視点動詞の指標的意味とその投射パターン [The indexical meanings of perspective-sensitive verbs and their projection patterns]" (in Japanese), 「視点」が関わる言語表現をめぐって [On perspective-sensitive expressions] (The 20th ICR Seminar), Institute for Comparative Research in Human and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba: November 14, 2015.
Oshima, David Y. "On the semantics of focus particle clusters: With special reference to dake-wa and made-wa in Japanese", Semantics Research Group, National Institute of Informatics: July 3, 2015.
Oshima, David Y. "On the semantics of focus particle clusters: With special reference to dake-wa and made-wa", Semantics Workshop in Tokai, Nagoya Gakuin University: April 25, 2015.
大島デイヴィッド義和 [Oshima, David Y.] "対照のハの意味―焦点・前提・作用域の観点から― [The semantics of contrastive wa: Focus, presupposition, and focus]" (in Japanese; colloquium talk), Project Center for Brain Science of Language and Cognition, Hiroshima Universtiy: January 18, 2015.
Oshima, David Y. "Exemplification and quantification ", Semantics Research Group, Keio University: September 28, 2012. (abstract: pdf; handout: pdf)
大島デイヴィッド義和 [Oshima, David Y.] "類像性と等位接続構文の様態解釈―英仏語の対照を通じて― [Iconicity and the manner interpretation of coordinating constructions: Through comparison of English and French]" (in Japanese), 日本語とフランス語―対照言語学的アプローチ― [Japanese and French: A Contrastive Approach] (international seminar), Nagoya University: May 14-15, 2011.
大島デイヴィッド義和 [Oshima, David Y.] "日本語終助詞の機能概観 [Functions of Japanese sentence-final particles: An overview]" (in Japanese), Workshop on Nagoya University Japanese Conversation Corpus, Nagoya University: December 18, 2010.
Oshima, David Y. "Semantics and pragmatics of Japanese infinitive/gerund clauses: Buttressing or ambiguity?", The Workshop on the Interface between Syntax and Pragmatics/Semantics (co-sponsored by Kanda University of International Studies and Keio University), Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages: September 11-12, 2010.
Oshima, David Y. "Topichood, givenness, and the particle wa in Japanese: Reconsideration and reconciliation", Semantics Research Group, Hirosaki Gakuin University: October 26, 2007. (slides: pdf, references: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "Towards a taxonomy of linguistic perspective" (colloquium talk), Department of Linguistics, Kobe University: June 21, 2007. (slides: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. "Motion deixis, reported discourse, and presupposition projection", Semantics Research Group, The University of Tokyo: September 9, 2005.
Oshima, David Y. "Propositional vs. sentential approaches to attitudes de re and de dicto", 6th Annual SemFest, Stanford University: March 11, 2005.
Oshima, David Y. "Perspectives in reported discourse" (colloquium talk), Department of Linguistis, University of Toronto: August 4, 2005.
Oshima, David Y. "Perspectives in reported discourse" (colloquium talk/dissertation proposal), Department of Linguistics, Stanford University: June 3, 2005. (slides: pdf)
Oshima, David Y. and Roger Levy. "Nouns with multiple classifiers and non-transitive information flow in Japanese", 4th Annual SemFest, Stanford University: March 14, 2003.
Oshima, David Y. "Presupposition and extraction: A discourse-based account of the factive island effect", Semantics Research Group, The University of Tokyo, Japan: September 10, 2002.
Oshima, David Y. "Contrastive topic, focus particles, and the square of opposition", 3rd Annual SemFest, Stanford University: March 15, 2002. (handout: pdf)