The Historical Research of the Japanese Postpositional Mora Using the Scores of Buddhist Chants

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19720106
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Japanese linguistics
Research Institution	Shimane University
Principal Investigator	ASADA Kentaro Shimane University, 法文学部, 准教授 (50346045)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2007: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Keywords	国語学・言語学 / 仏教学・音声学 / 国語学 / 言語学 / 仏教学 / 音声学
Research Abstract	The objective of this study is to clarify how the Japanese Postpositional Mora (sokuon. hatsuon, and chooon) have been treated in the Scores of Buddhist Chants. A sokuon does not often correspond one fushihakase, while a hatsuon or a chooon often corresponds one fushihakase independently. Some evidences suggested that this trend depends on not musical factors but linguistic factors.