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2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Building a Corpus of Modern Fiction to Reveal the Usage of Chinese Characters in Japanese Sentences

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 22K19985
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0102:Literature, linguistics, and related fields
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

KANNO Michimasa  筑波大学, 人文社会系, 助教 (30961651)

Project Period (FY) 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
Keywords表記 / 漢字使用の実態 / 芥川賞作品 / コーパス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to build a corpus of modern fiction based on Akutagawa Prize-winning works to reveal the usage of Chinese characters in Japanese sentences. The main contribution of this study is building the prototype corpus, which consists mainly of works from the 21st century. During the preparatory phase of this study, a method of annotation for heteronyms in corpora was proposed, addressing what is often considered an unresolved issue in vocabulary surveys. This study perfected the method, enabling its application to a wide range of contemporary language materials. Furthermore, the study developed a method for building a corpus, which specifically focused on Akutagawa Prize-winning works. The applicability of this method was further confirmed by its successful application to a corpus of classic works.

Free Research Field

日本語学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は現代日本語の文章における漢字使用の実態やその変遷を解明することに資するコーパスが新聞や雑誌を対象としたものに限られる現状にあって従来の研究を継承しながら小説を対象とした新たなコーパスを実際に構築することを試みたものである。そのためにコーパス構築の方法を検討し,古典語のコーパスを実際に構築する事例に適用することにより,その具体的な手順の汎用性の高さを実証的に示した。これはコーパスという言語資源の構築に関する方法論の整備に寄与するものである。また,日本語の表記や語彙の研究に資する近現代小説コーパスを構築することは将来の改定を見込む「常用漢字表」などの国語施策を議論する一助となるものである。

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Published: 2025-01-30  

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