Empirical studies on the focus system in Rukai and related languages
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21520439
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
KATAGIRI Masumi 岡山大学, 大学院・社会文化科学研究科, 准教授 (80294388)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Keywords | 危機 / 少数言語 / 言語学 / 外国語 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study concerns the nature of focus system in Rukai, one of the Formosan languages, and other related languages such as other Formosan languages, Philippine languages, and Indonesian languages. As a result, it has turned out that the ways the so-called Philippine-type focus systems are, which allow rich voice alternations, differ among different languages. For example, if Tagalog(Philippine language) and Paiwan(Formosan language) are considered possessing prototypical Philippine-type focus system, Rukai possesses very limited system, similar to accusative-type system. This type of limited focus system is also observed in Balinese(Indonesian). This suggests that a unified account of differences among these languages can be made in terms of the notion of attrition of the Philippine-type focus system.
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