2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Construction of sustainable collaborative knowledge base of a minority language and culture of Thailand

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	20KK0007
Research Category	Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Medium-sized Section 2:Literature, linguistics, and related fields
Research Institution	Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Principal Investigator	Nakayama Toshihide 東京外国語大学, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 教授 (70334448)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	西井凉子東京外国語大学, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 教授 (20262214) 冨岡裕神田外語大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (90816505)
Project Period (FY)	2020-10-27 – 2024-03-31
Keywords	消滅危機言語 / 言語文化再活性化 / タイ
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This research project aimed to construct a multifaceted knowledge base reflecting the community's interests, focusing on the endangered traditional language and culture of the Black Tai ethnic minority in Thailand, through collaboration with the community. Although on-site activities were constrained due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the project advanced the documentation and analysis of the language and culture through online collaboration and active participation of community members. The project also worked on developing strategies and methods to utilize the collected knowledge for revitalizing the language and culture within the community.
Free Research Field	言語学、言語ドキュメンテーション
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究は、言語学、社会言語学、人類学の知見を融合し、消滅の危機に瀕する言語・文化の記録と再活性化に新たなアプローチを提示した。コミュニティとの協働を研究の核に据え、メンバーの主体的な参画を引き出すことで、生きた知識の収集と共有を実現した。この協働モデルは、他の言語・文化再活性化プロジェクトにも応用可能な事例ともなった。研究成果は、学際的な国際学会等で発信され、他コミュニティとの知見の共有も図られた。