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1993 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Comparative Study on View of Nature in Japan, Korea, and China-by use of Spacial Words (Landform Names)

Research Project

Project/Area Number 04452261
Research Category

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

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 有機化学一般
Research InstitutionKobe Design University

Principal Investigator

SAIKI Takahito  Kobe Design University, Faculty of Design Professor, 芸術工学部, 教授 (90195967)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SHIBUYA Shizuaki  Kobe University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Asso, 文化学研究科, 助手 (60252748)
SUZUKI Sigehumi  Kobe Design University, Faculty of Design Professor, 芸術工学部, 教授 (60010667)
ITO Nobuo  Kobe Design University, Faculty of Design Professor, 芸術工学部, 教授 (40124193)
Project Period (FY) 1992 – 1993
KeywordsSpatial Words / Landform names / Monsoon Asia / View of Nature / Korean / Chinese
Research Abstract

Research results of this study are follows ;
1. Korean Language has 269 landform names, and they can classify to 14 types by use of KJ method. These is large vocabulary that means mountain, valley, water's edge.
2. As comopared with Japanese language. Korean language has many landform names about mountain top, saddle, valley, and field. Especially, Korean has a deep cognition about saddle, foot of mountain, and the remote place surrounded by mountains.
3. We suppose that environment cognition appeared by Korean language is influenced by Korean traditional thought just like Pung-su (geomancy) and so on.

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Published: 1999-03-09  

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