Japanese prepositional phrases


In the same way that in English and other languages as well there are groups
of expressions classified as "prepositional phrases"

For example: "in spite of", "in response to", "in accordance with", "with
regard to", "for the sake of", "by means of", etc.

**are Japanese expressions like the next ones classified under any
denomination?**

～に照らして

～に従って

～に則って

～につれて／～につれ

～の代りに

～を押して／～を押し切って

～を機に／～を契機に

～を境に

～を経て

If so, **do you know if NINJAL or any other institution related with
linguistics offer an exhaustive list of Japanese "prepositional phrases"** (in
quotation marks waiting to know the correct denomination of the type of
previous expressions) **?**




The taxonomies vary between researchers (which can be said for a lot of things
about Japanese). [This
paper](http://repository.tufs.ac.jp/bitstream/10108/20000/1/jlc0320) mentions
複合辞 (compound particles), 後置詞 (postpositionals), 複合格助詞 (compound case
particles), 格助詞相当句 (case particle equivalents). They might not be exactly the
ones you are thinking about but seem close.

[現代語複合辞用例集](https://repository.ninjal.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=2322&item_no=1&attribute_id=22&file_no=1)
contains a list with (technical) analysis.

There are other resources like 日本語複合辞用例データベース and BCCWJ複合辞辞書 (again, less
educational than research oriented), but I don't think they are freely/easily
accessible now.

There are fairly new scholarly books about them:

  * <https://www.izumipb.co.jp/book/b571981.html> (2019)
  * <https://www.hituzi.co.jp/hituzibooks/ISBN978-4-89476-661-7.htm> (2023)

