2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Areal Features of the Cognate Languages Spoken in the Multilingual Communities in Southwest China
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19720095
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Nagoya Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIRAI Satoko Nagoya Institute of Technology, 大学院・工学研究科, 准教授 (70372555)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | 川西走廊諸語 / チベット=ビルマ語派 / チァン語支 / 記述言語学 / 地域言語学 / フィールドワーク / 危機・少数言語 / 中国 |
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| Research Abstract |
In a multiethnic area in southwest China, many little-known and non-literate Tibeto-Burman languages are spoken. I investigated three of these languages-nDrapa (Zhaba), Stau (Daofu) and rGyalrong (Jiarong)-through fieldwork. Moreover, I analyzed the linguistic characteristics of this multiethnic area by contrasting the three languages with neighboring minority languages. This study clarified the details of some areal features such as the functions of verbal prefixes, characteristics of location particles and point-of-view systems.
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Research Products
(14 results)
