2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Historical Study of Japanese on the Basis of Old Documents in the Non-central Regions of Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	14510449
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	国語学
Research Institution	KYUSHU UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	SAKONO Fuminori KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF LETTERS, PROFESSOR, 人文科学研究院, 教授 (60039972)
Project Period (FY)	2002 – 2004
Keywords	Korin Suchi(交隣須知) / Owaru(おわる) / Omoro Sosi(おもろさうし) / Dialects / History of Japanese Language / 五段化 / 崎門資料
Research Abstract	I have gathered material to elucidate "Godanka" in the verbal conjugation system (i.e. the change into Quinque-grade verbs of Upper Mono-grade and Upper Bi-grade verbs), which is very characteristic of Kyushu dialects. a)I have collected and analyzed some material of the Edo period which reflects the Godanka in Tsushima dialect. Especially, I have examined the composition period of "Korin Suchi." b)I have considered "Omoro Sosi" to examine the Luchuan dialect in which all verbs take Godanka. Especially, I have focused on the formation of an honorific verb "owaru" found in Omoro Sosi and I concluded that this verb was formed from an ancient verb "owasu" in light of Ra-Gyou Godan verbs. c)I have also gathered material from Hokuriku area, in which the dialects' Godanka verbs are remarkably found as in Kyushu dialects. I have specifically collected a lot of "Kimon" -related material of Sibata City in Niigata Prefecture.

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