2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The origins of 'yes' and 'no'
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19K00698
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| Research Institution | Fukuoka University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | yes / no / gesture / vocalization / language / English |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
I have completed writing up my research data gathered in fieldwork in New England in 2019. I have produced maps of jess and dow in Northeast America, which show new data previously unpublished. I have also written about the Puritans and profanity in earlier English (in explaining ‘dear [God] yes’, ‘dear [God] no’ > jess and dow). I am currently in the process of finalizing and submitting my findings for publication.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The second phase of my research was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. I was unable to travel to research institutes overseas or conduct new fieldwork on forms of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ in other languages. I plan to begin these in summer 2022. I also plan to appear on BBC radio in England, if possible in summer 2022, to talk about my research findings.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
As I mentioned in last year’s report, jess and dow are obsolescent in Northeast America, meaning that they are probably relatively rare in western USA. Therefore, I also plan to move on to examine yes and no more universally in human language. This encompasses the origins of yes and no in language, vocalization and gesture.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, I was not able to travel overseas for fieldwork or visiting research institutes.
In the current year, I plan to travel overseas for fieldwork, visiting research institutes and international conferences.
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