Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This project investigated the distribution of definite marking of Malayo-Sumbawan languages. The main findings are as follows. (1) Standard varieties of Malay, Sasak, Sumbawa have not developed definite markers, while some Malay varieties such as colloquial Indonesian and Manado Malay, as well as Balinese, has developed definite markers. (2) Correlation between the development of definite marker and the clause structures that each language (or variety) exhibit that initially hypothesized was not observed.
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