2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Language contact influence in vowel chain shifting: A case study from Central Asia
| Project/Area Number |
22720162
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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 | Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music |
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Principal Investigator |
IDO Shinji 愛知県立芸術大学, 音楽学部, 准教授 (80419233)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 歴史言語学 / 言語接触 / 母音 / 連鎖推移 / タジク語 / ウズベク語 |
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| Research Abstract |
An analysis of the Tajik and Uzbek audio data collected for this study strongly suggests that a merger of vowel systems has taken (or is taking) placein the Bukhara area and points to an interference of the merger with the Tajik chain shift.
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