Word prominence in Japanese and Korean dialects: Theory and Typology

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K03852
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 02060:Linguistics-related
Research Institution	Waseda University
Principal Investigator	Poppe CP 早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 准教授 (90803411)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	accent / tone / prominence / Japanese / Korean
Outline of Research at the Start	The goal of this project is to develop unified analyses of word prominence in Japanese and Korean dialects within an analytical framework that combines ideas from theoretical phonology and morphology with insights from the Japanese and Korean schools of accent and tone.