A Study of Minimalist Phonological Representations and Universal Principles

• Project/Area Number: 19520429
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: English linguistics
• Research Institution: Tohoku Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: NASUKAWA Kuniya Tohoku Gakuin University, 文学部, 教授 (80254811)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ABE Jun 東北学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (40269444)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 極小論 / 音韻表示 / 普遍原理

Research Abstract

This study attempted to explicate our understanding of the language faculty by applying to phonology the Minimalist Program employed in syntax. This involved exploring universal categories and principles which are employed both in syntax and phonology.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Representing labials and velars : a single 'dark' element. (2009)
  • Author(s): Backley, phillip, kuniva Nasukawa
  • Journal Title: phonological studies 12 Pages: 3-10
  • NAID: 40016759085
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Representing labials and velars:a single 'dark' element. (2009)
  • Author(s): Backle, MPhillip, Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Journal Title: Phonological Studies 12 Pages: 3-10
• [Journal Article] (2009)
  • Author(s): Phillip Backley, Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Journal Title: Headship as melodic strength. Strength Relations in Phonology (In K.Nasukawa and P.Backley (eds.)).(Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin and New York)
• [Journal Article] Representing labials and velars : a single‘dark' element (2009)
  • Author(s): Phillip Backley & Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Journal Title: 音韻研究 (Phonological studies) 第12号 Pages: 3-10
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Affrication as a performance device (2008)
  • Author(s): Nasukawa, Kuniya, Phillip Backley
  • Journal Title: Phonological Studies Pages: 35-46
  • NAID: 40016759073
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Affricationasaperformance device. (2008)
  • Author(s): Nasukawa, Kuniya, Phillip Backley
  • Journal Title: Phonological Studies Pages: 35-46
• [Journal Article] Affxication as a performance device (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa & Phillip Backley
  • Journal Title: 音韻研究 第11号 Pages: 35-46
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Word-final patterns in Japanese (2010)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: CUNY Phonology Forum Conference 2010 : The Word in Phonology
  • Place of Presentation: 米国ニューヨーク市立大学大学院
  • Year and Date: 2010-01-14
• [Presentation] Counting Wugs in L2 English : Comprehension and Production of the Plural Morpheme in Early Immersion English Language Education (2009)
  • Author(s): Cornelia Lupsa, Sanae Yamaguchi, Kensuke Emura, Naoki Kimura, Jungho Kim, Kuniya Nasukawa, Masatoshi Koizumi, Hiroko Hagiwara, Noriaki Yusa
  • Organizer: First International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT2009)
  • Place of Presentation: タイ・バンコクサンマサート大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-17
• [Presentation] Effects of L2 input quantity on L2 pronunciation (2009)
  • Author(s): Sanae Yamaguchi, Cornelia Lupsa, Kensuke Emura, Naoki Kimura, Jungho Kim, Kuniya Nasukawa, Masatoshi Koizumi, Hiroko Hagiwara, Noriaki Yusa
  • Organizer: First International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT2009)
  • Place of Presentation: タイ・バンコクサンマサート大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-16
• [Presentation] A disparity between lexical and non-lexical representations in Japanese. (2009)
  • Author(s): Nasukawa, Kuniya
  • Organizer: Linguistic Association of Great Britain (LAGB) Meeting 2009 : The Fiftieth Anniversary Golden Jubille Meeting, University of Edinburgh.
  • Place of Presentation: Scotland, UK
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-09
• [Presentation] A disparity between lexical and non-lexical representations in Japanese (2009)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: LAGB Meeting 2009 : The Fiftieth Anniversary Golden Jubilee Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: スコットランドエジンバラ大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-07
• [Presentation] Consonant-vowel unity in Element Theory. (2009)
  • Author(s): Backley. Phillip, Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: Phonology Forum 2009.
  • Place of Presentation: Kobe University, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-25
• [Presentation] Consonant-vowel unity in Element Theory (2009)
  • Author(s): Phillip Backley, Kuniva Nasukawa
  • Organizer: Phonology Forum 2009
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸大学(兵庫県)
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-25
• [Presentation] Phonological primes as speech signal patterns (2009)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa, Phillip Backley
  • Organizer: Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia (PaPI) 2009
  • Place of Presentation: スペイン・グランカナリア島ラスパルマス大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-18
• [Presentation] The phonological representation of syllabic nasals (2009)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa (with N. Yusa, M. Koizumi, N. Kimura & K. Emura)
  • Organizer: Georgetown University Round Table 2008
  • Place of Presentation: 米国ジョージタウン大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-14
• [Presentation] The foot : a unified entity for both metrical and segmental phenomena. (2009)
  • Author(s): Nasukawa, Kuniya, Phillip Backley
  • Organizer: CUNY Phonology Forum Conference 2009 : the Foot. CUny Graduate Center.
  • Place of Presentation: New York, USA
  • Year and Date: 2009-01-15
• [Presentation] The foot:a unified entity for both metrical and segmental phenomena. (2009)
  • Author(s): Nasukawa, Kuniya, Phillip Backley
  • Organizer: CUNY Phonology Forum Conference 2009:The Foot
  • Place of Presentation: CUNY Graduate Center, NewYork USA
  • Year and Date: 2009-01-15
• [Presentation] The phonological representation of syllabic nasals (2009)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: CUNY Phonology Forum 2009 : Conference on the Foot
  • Place of Presentation: 米国ニューヨーク市立大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-01-15
• [Presentation] Effects of L2 English input on Japanese VOT production in children (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa (with N. Yusa, M. Koizumi, K. Emura, N. Kimura & H. Hasegawa)
  • Organizer: Conference on Bilingual Acquisition in Early Childhood 2008
  • Place of Presentation: 中国 香港大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-12-12
• [Presentation] The phonological representation of syllabic nasals. (2008)
  • Author(s): Nasukawa, Kuniya
  • Organizer: Linguistic Association of Great Britain (LAGB) Meeting 2008.
  • Place of Presentation: Essex University, Colchester, UK
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-11
• [Presentation] The phonological representation of syllabic nasals (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: The Linguisties Association of Great Britain
  • Place of Presentation: 英国イングランドエセックス大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-11
• [Presentation] Place-dependent VOT in L2 (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: Second Language Research Forum 2008
  • Place of Presentation: 米国ハワイ大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-11
• [Presentation] Representing labials and velars : a single 'dark' element. (2008)
  • Author(s): Backley, Phillip, kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: Phonology Forum 2008.
  • Place of Presentation: Kanazawa
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-27
• [Presentation] The phonological representation of syllabic nasals (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: 日本音韻論学会Phonology Forum 2008
  • Place of Presentation: 金沢大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-27
• [Presentation] Features as speech signal patterns. (2008)
  • Author(s): Backley, Phillip, Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: The 16th Manchester Phonology Meeting.
  • Place of Presentation: University of Manchester, UK
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-23
• [Presentation] Features as speech signal patterns. (2008)
  • Author(s): Backley, Phillip, Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: The l6th Manchestor Phonology Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Meeting University of Manchester, uk
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-23
• [Presentation] Features as speech signal patterns (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa (with Phillip Backley)
  • Organizer: 16^<th> Manchester Phonology Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 英国イングランドマンチェスター大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-23
• [Presentation] Pre-NC vowels and proper government in Cilungu (2007)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa
  • Organizer: International Conference of Bantu Languages
  • Place of Presentation: スウェーデン、ビッテブルグ大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-10-04
• [Presentation] Affirication as a performance device (2007)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa & Phillip Backley
  • Organizer: 日本音韻論学会音韻論フォーラム2007
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌学院大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-08-27
• [Presentation] English affricates as discordant stops (2007)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa & Phillip Backley
  • Organizer: The Second Intemational Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English
  • Place of Presentation: 仏国、ツーツーズ大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-07-02
• [Presentation] 'Contour'segments as discordant stops (2007)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa & Phillip Backley
  • Organizer: The 15^<th> Manchester Phonology Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 英語、マンチェスター大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-05-24
• [Book] Mouton de Gruyter : Berlin and New York. (2009)
  • Author(s): Nasukawa, Kuniya, Phillip Backley(eds.)
  • Publisher: Strength Relations in Phonolgy
• [Book] Strength Relations in Phonology (2009)
  • Author(s): Nasukawa, Kuniva, Phillip Backley, (eds.)
  • Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
• [Book] Strength Relations in Phonology (2009)
  • Author(s): Kuniya Nasukawa, Phillip Backley (eds.)
  • Total Pages: 400
  • Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, New York