| Project/Area Number |
26370436
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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 |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Yamagata University |
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Principal Investigator |
Irwin Mark 山形大学, 人文学部, 教授 (40361240)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Vance Timothy (VANCE Timothy) 大学共同利用機関法人人間文化研究機構国立国語研究所, 大学共同利用機関等の部局等, 教授 (60581387)
Lyddon Paul (リダン ポール) 大阪女学院短期大学, 英語科, 教授 (70571777)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | morphology / phonology / morphophonology / Japanese / rendaku / constraints / linguistics / labial lenition / database / statistical analysis / SPSS |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The phenomenon in Japanese linguistics known as rendaku (e.g. kaiten + sushi = kaitenzushi) is a well-established one, with research going back as far as the late 18th century. Over this time, a number of rules have been formulated most of which have sought to explain why rendaku (which occurs most of the time) fails to do so. These 'constraints' include the famous Motoori/Lyman's Law, where rendaku is blocked by a voiced sound in the second element (e.g. hitsuji never becomes *bitsuji in compounds because of the voiced j), as well as many smaller constraints of varying strength. The goal of this research project was, through running a string of statistical tests on data contained in the Rendaku Database, to construct a 'hierarchy of rules' in an attempt to explain exceptions to rendaku which have previously been inexplicable. In this, the author's were largely, though not completely, successful. More time is required and the research will continue despite the winding up of funding.
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