A research on modern age documents existing in local temples to develop documentary resources for the study of history of Japanese language and the study of learning trajectory

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22520471
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese linguistics
• Research Institution: Naruto University of Education
• Principal Investigator: HARA Takuji 鳴門教育大学, 大学院学校教育研究科, 教授 (00173063)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KAJII Kazuaki 岡山大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 准教授 (60342094)
• Research Collaborator: HIRAKAWA Emiko 四国大学, 非常勤講師
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 国語学 / 教育学 / 学習史 / 学習記録 / 地方語史 / 庶民教育 / 地方寺院

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed at developing useful documentary resources for the study of the history of local language and the study of the actual conditions of learning by modern Buddhist monks. A complete survey of literature owned by Shin-gon-ji sect temples in Tokushima Prefecture was conducted and a bibliography with index was developed. Based on the survey, the following research results were obtained.　①It was confirmed that some dictation documents serve as useful documentary resources to study the history of local language. The documents were linguistically examined and the entire texts were reproduced to share．　②A learning trajectory of a Buddhist monk was revealed by examination of a catalogue of owned documents, copied and owned documents. The documentary resources examined showed it possible to research how temples had developed as autonomous education institutions.

Free Research Field

国語学（国語史）