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2016 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Sound Symbolism in the Munda Languages

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16F16744
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Badenoch Nathan  京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 准教授 (50599884)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) CHOKSI NISHAANT  京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2016-07-27 – 2018-03-31
Keywordsexpressives / ideophones / Munda languages / performance / sensory networks / linguistic anthropology
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The first year of this fellowship was very productive. The Fellow has quickly integrated into the activities of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, and made an enthusiastic start to his research. During this year, he has conducted valuable fieldwork in Kyoto and Jharkand, India concerning the expressives of Mundari language, in addition to attending international academic events both in Japan and abroad. Of particular note was a joint presentation with the Host researcher at the International Seminar on Munda linguistics, where we presented a methodology and analytical framework for expressives based on our work with our main Mundari-speaking informant in Kyoto. Attending the International Symposium on Ideophones, held in Tokyo in December, resulted in a proposal for a panel at the American Association of Anthropologists annual meeting in December 2017. The Fellow has participated actively in both formal and informal activities at the Center, engaging with other area studies researcher on issues such as language ideology, the culture of writing and anthropological methods.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

The research is progressing on schedule. We see no obstacles to the successful implementation of the second year.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

The plan for AY2017 focuses on producing a journal article on mapping the sensory networks of Munda expressives. This will draw on our presentation last year, be presented at the American Association of Anthropologists, and then be revised for submission. The Fellow will contribute to a volume on South Asian expressives planned for the Host's Kaken-B project, and this will involve participating in the annual meeting of that research group. Furthermore, the Fellow and Host will collaborate with Kaken members to product a Lexicon of Mundari expressives, which has already been drafted and awaits glossing in English. Finally, the Fellow and Host will jointly present their work at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2017 2016

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] ヒンディ語映画音楽における感情語2017

    • Author(s)
      ニシャント・チョクシー
    • Journal Title

      印度民族研究

      Volume: 16 Pages: 29-41

    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Theorizing Salience: Orthgraphic and the Enfigurement of Minority Languages2016

    • Author(s)
      Nishaant Choksi and Barbara Meek
    • Journal Title

      Awareness and Control in Sociolinguistic Research (Book)

      Volume: ー Pages: ー

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Looking Askance: Historical Time and the Recovery of New Scripts in South and Southeast Asia2017

    • Author(s)
      Nishaant Choksi
    • Organizer
      Seminar of Zomia Study Group
    • Place of Presentation
      Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
    • Year and Date
      2017-12-08
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] New Issues in the Study of Munda Expressives2017

    • Author(s)
      Nathan Badenoch and Nishant Choksi
    • Organizer
      International Seminar on Munda Linguistics
    • Place of Presentation
      Deccan College, Pune, India
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-16 – 2017-03-17
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Form and Embodiment: Oral Performance, Kinetics and the Development of Minority Language and Literacy in Eastern India2016

    • Author(s)
      Nishaant Choksi
    • Organizer
      American Anthropological Association
    • Place of Presentation
      Minneapolis, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-16 – 2016-11-20
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Indexing Multiscriptality in Santali Language Digital Communication2016

    • Author(s)
      Nishaant Choksi
    • Organizer
      Japanese Association for South Asian Studies
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-24 – 2016-09-25

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Published: 2018-01-16  

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