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1. The adverb tsumari is used when the speaker / writer wants to summa-
rize or rephrase s.t. that has been mentioned / stated in the preceding
discourse.
2. Tsumari is often used in tsumari - to iu koto da as in KS(A),
Exs.(a) - (d) and (i).
3. Tsumari can be used to rephrase the preceding noun phrase as in KS(B)
and Exs.(f), (g) and (h).
(Related ~x~ressions]
I. Tsumari can be replaced by sunawachi 'namely' in all the examples
except Exs.(c), (e) and (i) where tsumari is used to summarize what the
conversational partner has said.
(=Ex.(e)) = ST;
11. Tsurnari can be replaced by another similar adverb y6suru ni in TI.
Tsumari S2," but not in "NP, tsumari N / NP."