| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Research Abstract |
By introducing a new phonological unit "extended rhyme" into a cross-linguistic comparison between Chinese type phonologies and Khoisan type phonologies, this study has revealed their typological similarities and arrived at a better understanding of typological features of Khoisan phonology. In developing the new understanding of Khoisan phonological typological features, two analytic devices, i.e. (i) Cross-Khoisan Consonant Chart and (ii) Cross-Khoisan phonotactic templates, have been introduced and elaborated. Based on the new findings, this study has proposed a number of hypotheses and explanations for typologically uncommon properties attested in Khoisan phonology. This study also further has proposed the questionnaire of a new large-scaled project on cross-Khoisan phonology.
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