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A Study of Natural Environment and Language in Kuroshio Cultural Zone

Research Project

Project/Area Number 61450093
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 自然地理学
Research InstitutionCollege of Aikusa Gakuen

Principal Investigator

ICHIKAWA Masami  Vicepresident, College of Akikusa Gakuen, 副学長 (00015489)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KUNO Makoto  Lecturer, College of Akikusa Gakuen, 国文科, 講師 (20178023)
INOUE Ken  Assistant Professor, College of Akikusa Gakuen, 一般教育, 助教授 (40176425)
SHIMURA Shiro  Professor, College of Akikusa Gakuen, 国文科, 教授 (90102657)
Project Period (FY) 1986 – 1988
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1988)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1988: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1987: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1986: ¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
KeywordsKuroshio Cultural Zone / Kuroshio's Influence on the Botany / Eastbound Culture / Phonemicic System of Nakamura Dialect / Yotsugana / Ancient Literature / Dialectology / 学際的研究 / 植生におよぼす黒潮の影響 / 中村市の音韻 / 自然環境 / 言語 / 水文字
Research Abstract

The meaning of the phrase 'Kuroshio Cultural Zone' is that people, as a result of long, historical life under the influence of Kuroshio, have formed secial culture unique to the area where the clemate and botany is influenced by Kuroshio, the Black Current.
The fieldwork is carried out at Kagoshima, Kochi, Wakayama, Izu and Hachijojima Island.
Research was done from the points of view of geography, botany, literature and linguistics. And the result of the field research is that Kuroshio gives influence to many aspects of the topography of the areas mentioned above. Further more, the botany is influenced as much by the current. This is induced from the simulation on the distribution of botany in case Kuroshio did not exist.
The Japanese culture was formed by the power which came from the west along the current of Kuroshio and settled at the central part of main land of Japan. This in not yet proved, but it is quite probable that the existance of Kuroshio has deep relation with the origin of the japanese culture.
The old Japanese had contrast among the morae /di/,/zi/,/du/ and /zu/, while standard Japanese does not have the morae /di/ and /du/. The dialects of the locations whichare influenced by kuroshio most have the four morae. The phonemic system of the Nakamura dialect was described.

Report

(4 results)
  • 1988 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1987 Annual Research Report
  • 1986 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All Other

All Publications (1 results)

  • [Publications] KUNO,Mariko & KUNO,Makoto & OONO,Makio: "The Process of Extiction of Yotsugana" The Journal of The Society of Japanese Dialectology. 48. 55-64 (1989)

    • Description
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    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 1987-03-31   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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