The Study of Beshi-related Derivates in Ryukyuan Dialects
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24520493
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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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| Research Field |
Japanese linguistics
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| Research Institution | Chiba University |
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Principal Investigator |
KANEDA Akihiro 千葉大学, 国際教育センター, 教授 (70214476)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMOJI Kayoko 沖縄国際大学, 総合文化学部, 准教授 (40586517)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Keywords | ベシ由来形 / 南琉球方言 / 推量、意志、勧誘 / 周圏分布 / 日本語学 / 記述文法 / 宮古方言 / 八重山方言 / ベシ / 意志推量 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The modal suffix be: (bja:, be:m, pe:m, bja:ng, biraN), observed in a number of Ryukyu dialects in the Miyako region and in the western part of the Iriomote Island in the Yaeyama region, can be traced back to the Old Japanese beshi, and corresponds to the suffix be: and its variations, which are common in the dialects of eastern Japan. Despite local differences (e.g. the hortative use of be:/bja: is only found in the north of Miyako, but not in the south) it shows great similarities to the be: suffix in the dialects of eastern Japan in that it can have a presumptive, volitional or hortative meaning. Its relationship to the Old Japanese beshi both in the dialects of eastern Japan and Ryukyu supports Kunio Yanagita's "ripple pattern theory" of dialect development, whereby grammatical forms and vocabulary encountered on the peripherals belong to the oldest language layer. These findings are not only significant for linguistic, but also for historical studies.
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