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The Application of Thesaurus to Linguistic Research

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01450062
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 国語学
Research InstitutionNational Language Research Institute (NLRI)

Principal Investigator

MIYAZIMA Tatuo  NLRI, Center for Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign Language, Director, 日本語教育センター, センター長 (30099915)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ONUMA Etu  NLRI, Dept. of Language Systems, Member of the Second Research Section, 言語体系研究部, 第2研究室研究員
ISII Hisao  NLRI, Dept. of Language Systems, Head of the Third Research Section, 言語体系研究部, 第3研究室長 (70124188)
NOMURA Masaaki  Waseda University, Center for Japanese Language, Professor, 日本語研究教育センター, 教授 (60000428)
HAYASI Ooki  NLRI, Emeritus Member, 名誉所員 (20000002)
NAKANO Hirosi  NLRI, Dept. of Language Systems, Director (40000426)
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1990
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1990)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Keywordsthesaurus / linguistic study / Bunrui Goihyoo / semantic field / 反対語 / 言語研究 / 文献調査 / 同類語 / 慣用句 / 語彙調査 / 漢語動詞 / 複合動詞
Research Abstract

Thesauri are often used in linguistic data processing where they mainly deal with the relationship of concepts of a specific field in science. Most of thesaurus of general terms are utilized as handbooks to find a suitable expression. However, thesaurus of general terms deserve to have their own ro le in linguistic study. As The National Language Research Institute's 'Word List by Semantic Principles' ('Bunrui Goihyoo') has an established reputation as such a thesaurus, we collected examples of its application to linguistic study. As well, We added new items to it, because the number of words listed (32,000) was rather small.
The main results are given as follows :
(1) We found nearly one hundred articles that used Bunrui Goihyoo in the study of the Japanese language. Their main purpose was to see how the difference in semantic fields of words influences their grammatical, lexicological or stylistic character. These studies were not limited to the study of modern Japanese but were also found in many fields, such as linguistic history, dialectology and linguistic education.
(2) We increased the words in 'Brnrui Goihyoo' to about 60,000, utilizing the results of lexical research at The National Language Research Institute and dictionaries of different types, e. g. general terms, synonyms, antonyms and idioms.
These results will be published by The National Language Research Institute in book form and on floppy disk.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1990 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1989 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All Other

All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] 宮島 達夫: "単語の使用度数と長さ・古さ" 計量国語学. 17ー6. 287-300 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宮島 達夫: "言語のあいまいさ" 教育国語. 100. 17-37 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1989-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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