A Study on the Representation of Regional Dialects in Television Programs of the Postmodern Era

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K00628
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02070:Japanese linguistics-related
• Research Institution: Osaka Kyoiku University
• Principal Investigator: Kushibiki Yukiko 大阪教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (10609233)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 方言 / テレビ番組 / 表象

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated several programs produced from the 1980s to the 2000s.At the end of the 20th century, when television dominated popular media, programs featuring Japanese dialects reflected not only the social status of regional dialects but also the values of that era.
It is said that social appreciation for regional dialects has increased since the 1980s. However, the portrayal of these dialects in television programs cannot be evaluated simplistically. Some depict regional dialects as a traditional culture to be preserved for the future, while others portray them as symbols of underdeveloped regions or examples of eccentric subcultures.

Free Research Field

日本語学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

方言を題材としたテレビ番組を1980年代以降の社会的文脈の中で問い直すことで、方言を肯定的に捉えた番組においても、方言のネガティブなステレオタイプに縛られている側面が少なからずあり、従来の研究で指摘されてきたポストモダンと呼ばれる時代の方言の社会的評価の高まりは決して一様ではないことが確認できた。
また、方言を題材にしたテレビ番組は、方言に対するイメージを再生産する装置であると共に、視聴者と同じ目線から方言に対する気づきを促す装置としての役割も担っていたことが明らかとなった。