A geolinguistic research of the religious vocabulary in a Japanese settlement named San Juan in Bolivia

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16761
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese linguistics
• Research Institution: Prefectural University of Hiroshima
• Principal Investigator: OGAWA Shunsuke 県立広島大学, 人間文化学部, 准教授 (70509158)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 言語地理学・地理言語学 / 日本語学 / キリシタン / キリスト教用語 / 宗教生活語彙 / ボリビア / 日系南米移民 / 危機言語

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I visited a Japanese settlement named San Juan in Bolivia three times from 2015 to 2018, and investigated the religious vocabulary of Catholics. The record of the vocabulary was main purpose of this research project.
It seems to be that, in order to describe religious vocabulary, the record of the religious life is necessary. For that reason, I interviewed and recorded religious vocabulary through listening to the history of religion in this Japanese settlement.
This research project could be completed successfully. I plan to publish a book and an academic papers on the history of Catholic Church in this Japanese settlement by March 2019.

Free Research Field

方言学、地理言語学、言語学、日本語学