The sound change mechanism: Data from Chinese and English
Project/Area Number |
20K13072
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
Basic Section 02080:English linguistics-related
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Research Institution | Fukuoka University |
Principal Investigator |
LIU Sha 福岡大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 講師 (60758746)
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Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
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Keywords | sound change / statistical analysis / frequency / English / Mandarin / factor / corpus / pattern |
Outline of Research at the Start |
In this study, I will start with the two sound changes in Chinese. Then I will apply conclusions drawn from Chinese to the Great Vowel Shift in Middle English, and examine whether the conclusions could explain English data. The final aim is to further the understanding of the sound change mechanism.
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The three years of my research have yielded satisfactory results. The sound change mechanism has been explored through statistical analysis using data from both Mandarin and other languages. Five papers have been published in different international journals, all Scopus-indexed. The study has proven that the frequency factor plays a complex role in sound change, and it is not as simple as either high-frequency or low-frequency words leading sound change. My study shows that (i) the most frequent words tend to be exceptions in sound change, and (ii) the frequency change factor is positively related to strengthening sound changes and negatively associated with weakening sound changes.
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
現在の研究は、頻度要因が音声変化において複雑な役割を果たすという考えを支持する実証的な証拠を提供することにより、言語学の分野に貢献しています。また、他の言語の音声変化のメカニズムを探索するために使用できる統計分析手法も提示しています。
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