2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Research on the development of non-contact reproducing system for wax cylinder recordings as old speech resources
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14023109
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Review Section |
Humanities and Social Sciences
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| Research Institution | Japan Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIBNIZU Yasuyuki Japan Women's University, Faculty of Humanities, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (00148074)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IFUKUBE Tohru The University of Tokyo, RCAST, Professor, 先端科学技術研究センター, 教授 (70002102)
KIRA Yoshie Japan Women's University, Faculty of Humanities, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (80318584)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2005
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| Keywords | Sound information engineering / History of technology / Study for the Japanese language / Linguistics / History of Japan |
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| Research Abstract |
To make the best practical use of old sound recordings as the resources for linguistic and historical studies, we achieved the following results :
1. We developed a portable reproducing machine, 3.4 kg in weigh, with compatible use of contact system using sapphire stylus and non-contact system using laser beams.
2. We sent the questionnaires about the possession of old sound recording items to 1083 domestic institutions by mail, received replies from 788, and confirmed the existence of wax cylinders at 47 ones.
3. We visited 12 sound archives in Europe and USA and found the collections of voice recordings in Japanese recorded in Europe in 1900-1901.
4. We identified the recordings by Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris in 1900 as the oldest voice recordings in Japanese ever confirmed. We also identified the names and careers of several Japanese persons of the Paris 1900 recordings.
5. We made linguistic and historical analysis of speeches in the old sound recordings. We revealed the dialectal characteristics of each recording.
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Research Products
(8 results)
