Abstract
This paper discusses Japanese adjective stem–type sentences: a type of exclamatory sentence formed by an adjective stem and ending in glottal stop pronunciation, such as atsuʔ! “hot!” Focusing on whether such examples take a structural subject as their “theme of exclamation,” it concludes that they do not, based on responsiveness and interpersonality. Noun phrases such as kore in kore, umaʔ! “this, delicious!” were found to constitute a presentation unit for the speaker to attract the listener’s attention. It is found that based on whether adjectives are attributive or emotional, adjective stem–type sentences can be divided similarly, as attributive and emotional. However, it was found that both these types function as exclamatory sentences in the same way: they have a nominalization form and are used to express feelings as a noun phrase.
