2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Study on the Relation Between Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Published in Yuan Ming Period

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21720124
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Literatures/Literary theories in other countries and areas
Research Institution	Osaka City University
Principal Investigator	OIWAMOTO Koji 大阪市立大学, 大学院・文学研究科, 准教授 (10336795)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	類書 / 字書
Research Abstract	In this study, I picked up some encyclopedias and dictionaries published in ancient China, especially in Yuan/Ming period, researched the details and relationships of these dictionaries, tried to find out an answer to the problems concerning cultural history of ancient China. Through this research, I discovered these dictionaries, directly or indirectly, inherited the contents of earlier publications appeared in Jin or Nan-Song period, but in many cases, phonological features were different from earlier materials, changed into the types considered an orthodoxy in each period. Japanese Scholars in Edo period often used these Yuan/Ming type dictionaries in their works, and it's so precious thing that we can see the quoted contents of lost materials in the dictionaries compiled by these Edo scholars.