The origins of 'yes' and 'no'
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19K00698
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02080:English linguistics-related
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| Research Institution | Fukuoka University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Keywords | yes / no / gesture / vocalization / language / English / particle / vocalisation / linguistics / English dialect / yes, no / language universals / English language / interjection / Eastern English |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
(1) To examine the origins and forms of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ in English
(2) To examine the conventionalisation of responses to ‘yes’ and ‘no’ particles in human language
(3) To investigate a likely very old part of human language - why we communicate ‘yes’ and ‘no’ with language, vocalisation and gesture
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
I have completed writing up my research data gathered in fieldwork in New England in 2019 and the US West Coast in 2022. I have produced maps of jess and dow in America, which show new data previously unpublished. I am finalizing and submitting my findings for publication. One review article is in press for a European journal and will appear this summer.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The second phase of my research was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. I was unable to travel to research institutes overseas or conduct new fieldwork on forms of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ in other languages. I plan to continue these in summer 2023.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In 2023-24, I plan to move on to examine yes and no more universally in human language. This encompasses the origins of yes and no in language, vocalization and gesture.
I have set up a website to gather data from respondents around the world on ‘yes’ and ‘no’ in their language, as well as how they communicate ‘yes’ and ‘no’ by vocalization and gesture in their part of the world. I will try to publicize this website to generate responses. I plan to appear on BBC radio to talk about my research findings, if possible.
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Report
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Research Products
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