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Typological research on the morphosyntax of the Native languages of the Northwest Coast of North America

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16320054
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionKagawa University

Principal Investigator

WATANABE Honore  Kagawa University, Faculty of Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (30304570)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NAKAYAMA Toshihide  Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Assistant Professor, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 助教授 (70334448)
HORI Hirohumi  Shizuoka University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Assistant Professor, 人文学部, 助教授 (10283326)
SASAMA Fumiko  Osaka Gakuin University, Faculty of Informatics, Assistant Professor, 情報学部, 助教授 (60330114)
Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥6,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥5,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000)
Keywordslinguistics / typology / Languages of the Northwest Coast of North America / language description / 北アメリカ北西海岸先住民諸語 / 形態論 / 複統合性 / 言語類型論 / 形態統語法
Research Abstract

In this research project, almost all the participants were able to conduct fieldwork in Canada during the three year period. We were able to discuss various aspects of the research among ourselves and also with linguists abroad. All the languages studied in this project (Sliammon, Nootka, Haida, and Coast Tshimshian) are spoken by a limited number of elderly speakers, and are therefore in danger of disappearing. The linguistic data gathered through this project, therefore, is invaluable as a record of these languages.
The goal of this research was, however, not only to document the languages in question, but to conduct a cross-linguistic comparison of their morph syntactic traits. The languages of the Northwest Coast of North America form a 'language area' that shares a number of language phenomena, many of which are uncommon and of great interest to general linguistics. Such phenomena include 'polysynthesis' and the problem of classifying word-classes.
Through this project, we came to realize that, among the typological questions, the notion of polysynthesis is quite problematic and unexpectedly complex. All the languages studied in this project are classified as polysynthetic, according to the morphological typology. 'Polysynthetic' is usually defined as a language in which a word may be formed with many morphemes, and thus one word may contain many concepts forming what would be expressed in a sentence with many separate words in other types of languages. However, although the languages in question clearly belong to the polysynthetic type, their manifestation of the high degree of synthesis is quite different from one another. Through this project, we were able to clarify certain characteristics of these languages as regards what make them polysynthetic, and also we began to understand this complex question of the notion of polysynthesis.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (36 results)

All 2007 2006 2005 2004

All Journal Article (36 results)

  • [Journal Article] Languages of the Northwest Coast2007

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe, Honore, Fumiko Sasama
    • Journal Title

      The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim (Osahito Miyaoka et al. (eds.)) (Oxford University Press)

      Pages: 418-441

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Using written records to revitalize North American languages2007

    • Author(s)
      Nakayama, Toshihide
    • Journal Title

      The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim (Osahito Miyaoka et al. (eds.)) (Oxford University Press)

      Pages: 91-106

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Languages of the Northwest Coast2007

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe, Honore, Fumiko Sasama
    • Journal Title

      The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim.(Osahito Miyaoka et al. (eds.))(Oxford University Press)

      Pages: 418-441

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Using written records to revitalize North American languages2007

    • Author(s)
      Nakayama, Toshihide
    • Journal Title

      The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim.(Osahito Miyaoka et al.(eds.))(Oxford University Press)

      Pages: 91-106

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Languages of the Northwest Coast2007

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe, Honore, Fumiko Sasama
    • Journal Title

      The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim (Oxford University Press)(Osahito Miyaoka et al. (eds.))

      Pages: 418-441

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Using written records to revitalize North American languages2007

    • Author(s)
      Nakayama, Toshihide
    • Journal Title

      The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim (Oxford University Press)(Osahito Miyaoka et al. (eds.))

      Pages: 91-106

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] スライアモン語の表記について-無文字危機言語を表記すること-2006

    • Author(s)
      渡辺 己
    • Journal Title

      表記の習慣のない言語の表記(塩原朝子・児玉茂昭編)(東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所)

      Pages: 167-191

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] ハイダ語の語類について2006

    • Author(s)
      堀 博文
    • Journal Title

      環北太平洋の言語(第13号 北海道大学大学院文学研究科)(津曲敏郎(編))

      Pages: 15-29

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 発想の転換をせまることばたち、北米先住民諸語2006

    • Author(s)
      笹間史子
    • Journal Title

      今、世界のことばが危ない!-グローバル化と少数者の言語-(宮岡伯人編)

      Pages: 36-42

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] On Writing Sliammon : Writing Unwritten Endangered Languages2006

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe, Honore
    • Journal Title

      Writing Languages Without Orthography. ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.(Asako Shiohara, Shigeki Kodama(eds.))

      Pages: 167-191

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Word classes in Haida.2006

    • Author(s)
      Hori, Hirofumi
    • Journal Title

      Languages of the North Pacific Rim 13.(Toshiro Tsumagari(ed.))(Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University)

      Pages: 15-29

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Languages full of surprises--Native languages of North America.2006

    • Author(s)
      Sasama, Fumiko
    • Journal Title

      Languages in Danger.(Osahito Miyaoka (ed.))(KUbapro.)

      Pages: 36-42

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] スライアモン語の表記について-無文字危機言語を表記すること-2006

    • Author(s)
      渡辺 己
    • Journal Title

      表記の習慣のない言語の表記(塩原朝子, 児玉茂昭編)(東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所)

      Pages: 167-191

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] ハイダ語の語類について2006

    • Author(s)
      堀 博文
    • Journal Title

      環北太平洋の言語 第13号.(津曲敏郎(編))(北海大学大学院文学研究科.) (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 発想の転換をせまることばたち、北米先住民諸語2006

    • Author(s)
      笹間史子
    • Journal Title

      今、世界のことばが危ない!-グローバル化と少数者の言語-(宮岡伯人編)(クバプロ)

      Pages: 36-42

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] ヌートカの人々の現在2005

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Journal Title

      月刊言語 34(2)

      Pages: 16-19

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary 2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Argument Structure in Discourse - Argument Choice in Possessive Constructions in Nuuchahnulth -2005

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Journal Title

      Corpus-Based Approaches to Sentence Structures. Amsterdam : John Benjamins.(Toshihiro Takagaki, Susumu Zaima, Yoichiro Tsuruga, Francisco Moreno Fernandez, and Yuji Kawaguchi (eds.))

      Pages: 15-31

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] ヌートカ語における複統合的語形成の分布と機能2005

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Journal Title

      記述的研究から明らかになる文法の諸問題(中山俊秀・塩原朝子編)(東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所)

      Pages: 127-143

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] アジアと北アメリカの言語世界-環北太平洋の視点から2005

    • Author(s)
      堀 博文
    • Journal Title

      アジア研究(静岡大学人文学部<アジア研究>プロジェクト) 第1号

      Pages: 53-75

    • NAID

      110007366199

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 海岸ツィムシアン語の数詞接尾辞について2005

    • Author(s)
      笹間史子
    • Journal Title

      環北太平洋の言語(津曲敏郎編)(北海道大学大学院文学研究科) 12号

      Pages: 1-9

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary 2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 海岸ツィムシアン語における品詞の区別-屈折をおこなう語の分類の試み2005

    • Author(s)
      笹間史子
    • Journal Title

      記述研究から明らかになる文法の諸問題(中山俊秀・塩原朝子編)(東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所)

      Pages: 49-60

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The present-day situation of the Nuuchahnulth people2005

    • Author(s)
      Nakayama, Toshihide
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Gengo 34 (2)

      Pages: 16-19

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Argument Structure in Discourse-- Argument Choice in Possessive Constructions in Nuuchahnulth--2005

    • Author(s)
      Nakayama, Toshihide
    • Journal Title

      Corpus-Based Approaches to Sentence Structures.(Toshihiro Takagaki, Susumu Zaima, Yoichiro Tsuruga, Francisco Moreno Fernandez, Yuji Kawaguchi (eds.))(Amsterdam : John Benjamins.)

      Pages: 15-31

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The distribution and functions of polysynthetic word formation in Nuuchahnulth.2005

    • Author(s)
      Nakayama, Toshihide
    • Journal Title

      Theoretical problems in describing linguistic structure.(Toshihide Nakayama, Asako Shiohara(eds.))(Tokyo; ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.)

      Pages: 127-143

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Languages in Asia and North America : From the perspective of the North Pacific Rim.2005

    • Author(s)
      Hori, Hirofumi
    • Journal Title

      Asian Studies 1. Asian Studies Project, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shizuoka University.

      Pages: 53-75

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Two Numeral Suffixes, in Coast Tsimshian.2005

    • Author(s)
      Sasama, Fumiko
    • Journal Title

      Languages of the North Pacific Rim 12.(Toshiro Tsumagari(ed.))(Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University)

      Pages: 1-9

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Classification of inflecting words in Coast Tsimshian.2005

    • Author(s)
      Sasama, Fumiko
    • Journal Title

      Issues in Linguistic Structure Revealed by Descriptive Studies.(Toshihide Nakayama, Asako Shiohara (eds.))(Tokyo; ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.)

      Pages: 49-60

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Argument Structure in Discourse - Argument Choice in Possessive Constructions in Nuuchahnulth -2005

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Journal Title

      Corpus-Based Approaches to Sentence Structures. (Toshihiro Takagaki, Susumu Zaima, Yoichiro Tsuruga, Francisco Moreno Fernandez, Yuji Kawaguchi (eds.),)(Amsterdam : John Benjamins.)

      Pages: 15-31

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] ヌートカ語における複統合的語形成の分布と機能2005

    • Author(s)
      中山俊秀
    • Journal Title

      記述的研究から明らかになる文法の諸問題.(中山俊秀, 塩原朝子編)(東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所.)

      Pages: 127-143

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 海岸ツィムシアン語における品詞の区別-屈折をおこなう語の分類の試み2005

    • Author(s)
      笹間史子
    • Journal Title

      記述研究から明らかになる文法の諸問題.(中山俊秀, 塩原朝子編)(東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所.)

      Pages: 49-60

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] アジアと北アメリカの言語世界-環北太平洋の視点から2005

    • Author(s)
      堀 博文
    • Journal Title

      アジア研究(静岡大学人文学部<アジア研究>プロジェクト) 第1号(印刷中)

    • NAID

      110007366199

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Word-initial Developments in Northern Central Salish2004

    • Author(s)
      渡辺己, (Paul Kroeberと共著)
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Salish Linguistics in Honor of M. Dale Kinkade (Donna Gerdts and Lisa Matthewson (eds.))

      Pages: 257-278

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 海岸ツィムシアン語の複統合性をさぐる2004

    • Author(s)
      笹間史子
    • Journal Title

      大阪学院大学通信 35巻9号

      Pages: 39-49

    • NAID

      40006529979

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary 2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Word-initial Developments in Northern Central Salish2004

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Honore (co-authored with Paul Kroeber)
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Salish Linguistics in Honor of M Dale Kinkade.(Donna Gerdts, Lisa Matthewson (eds.))

      Pages: 257-278

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Investigating polysynthesis in Coast Tsimshian.2004

    • Author(s)
      Sasama, Fumiko
    • Journal Title

      Osaka Gakuin University Journal of Correspondence Study 35 No.9.

      Pages: 39-49

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Word-initial Developments in Northern Central Salish2004

    • Author(s)
      渡辺己(Paul Kroeberと共著)
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Salish Linguistics in Honor of M.Dale Kinkade (Donna Gerdts and Lisa Matthewson (eds.))

      Pages: 257-278

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report

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