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Empathy and Syntax Author(s): Susumu Kuno and Etsuko Kaburaki Source: Linguistic Inquiry, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Autumn, 1977), pp. 627-672 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: /stable/4178011 Accessed: 03/12/2010 10:37 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use, available at /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at /action/showPublisher?publisherCode=mitpress. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. The MIT Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Linguistic Inquiry. Linguistic Inquiry Volume 8 Number 4 (Fall, 1977) 627-672. Susumu Kuno, Empathy and Syntax* Etsuko Kaburaki 1. Introduction In describingan event, the speakercan representhis attitudetowardits participantsin numerous,though sometimes very subtle, ways. For example, considerthe situationin which a man namedJohn hit his wife, Mary. The speakercan describe this situationin various ways, which include the following: (1) a. John hit Mary. b. John hit his wife. c. Marys hu