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Reception of Latin vocabulary and grammar in An Alphabet of Tales

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K13222
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 02080:English linguistics-related
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

Miura Ayumi  大阪大学, 言語文化研究科(言語文化専攻), 准教授 (00706830)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords中英語 / ラテン語 / 翻訳 / 言語接触 / An Alphabet of Tales / 語彙 / 文法 / 非人称動詞
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、15世紀にラテン語から英訳されたAn Alphabet of Talesにおける語彙や文法が原典での語彙や文法にどのような影響を受けているのかを、両者の詳細な比較・分析を通して実証的に調査する。本研究を通して、いまだデータの少ない15世紀イングランドにおけるラテン語の受容の一端を明らかにしつつ、中英語期における言語接触に関する最新の学説を検証し、新たな見解をもたらすことも目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project focussed on An Alphabet of Tales (AT), which was translated from Latin in the early fifteenth century, and investigated the extent of Latin influence on its vocabulary and grammar, the question which has not been tackled for a long time due to the difficulty in accessing primary sources. On the basis of empirical data obtained from collation with the Latin original, I examined the use of vocabulary and grammar in AT which are considered in previous studies to have been affected by Latin. Over three years the work showed, among other findings, that contrary to the claim in previous studies, words first attested in AT, the series of infrequent grammatical items and some impersonal verbs are unlikely to be the outcome of faithful translations of the Latin original. The project revealed a part of the reception of Latin in the north of England at the time.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、(1) 一次資料であるラテン語原典のエディションが容易に入手できないがゆえに長年行われてこなかった、An Alphabet of Talesとラテン語原典における語彙・文法を詳細に比較調査したこと、(2) 先行研究では本作はラテン語原典の忠実な訳だと言われているが、それに反する多くの事例を提示し、本作の翻訳のスタイルやラテン語からの翻訳に基づく語彙・文法について、先行研究での見解を問い直したこと、結果 (3) いまだ研究量の少ない15世紀初頭のイングランドにおけるラテン語の受容の一端を明らかにしつつ、翻訳作品の言語の研究と言語接触の研究の連携を計ったことに学術的意義があると考える。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (3 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Translation effects on the use of impersonal verbs _irken_ and _uggen_ in _An Alphabet of Tales_2021

    • Author(s)
      Ayumi Miura
    • Journal Title

      言語文化の比較と交流(大阪大学大学院言語文化研究科言語文化共同研究プロジェクト2020)

      Volume: 8 Pages: 35-42

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Some lexical and syntactic comparisons between the fifteenth-century _An Alphabet of Tales_ and the Latin source _Alphabetum Narrationum_2020

    • Author(s)
      Ayumi Miura
    • Journal Title

      言語文化の比較と交流(大阪大学大学院言語文化研究科言語文化共同研究プロジェクト2019)

      Volume: 7 Pages: 19-30

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The incipient stages of _far be it_ in Middle English2019

    • Author(s)
      Ayumi Miura
    • Journal Title

      言語文化の比較と交流(大阪大学大学院言語文化研究科言語文化共同研究プロジェクト2018)

      Volume: 6 Pages: 31-39

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Neologisms and reception of Latin vocabulary in _An Alphabet of Tales_2020

    • Author(s)
      Ayumi Miura
    • Organizer
      32nd International Conference of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature (SELIM 32, University of Oxford, UK)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Revisiting the earliest history of the optative subjunctive _far be it_ in Middle English2019

    • Author(s)
      Ayumi Miura
    • Organizer
      31st International Conference of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature (SELIM 31, University of Valladolid, Spain)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Of ye Olde Englisch Langage and Textes: New Perspectives on Old and Middle English Language and Literature2020

    • Author(s)
      Ayumi Miura
    • Total Pages
      340
    • Publisher
      Peter Lang
    • ISBN
      9783631817957
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report 2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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