2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Proposal of a new phonological unit of phonological typology
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23652082
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAGAWA Hiroshi 東京外国語大学, 大学院総合国際学研究院, 教授 (70227750)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | コイサン / 音韻論 |
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| Research Abstract |
By introducing a new phonological unit "extended rhyme" into a cross-linguistic comparison between Chinese type phonologies and Khoisan type phonologies, this study has revealed their typological similarities and arrived at a better understanding of typological features of Khoisan phonology. In developing the new understanding of Khoisan phonological typological features, two analytic devices, i.e. (i) Cross-Khoisan Consonant Chart and (ii) Cross-Khoisan phonotactic templates, have been introduced and elaborated. Based on the new findings, this study has proposed a number of hypotheses and explanations for typologically uncommon properties attested in Khoisan phonology. This study also further has proposed the questionnaire of a new large-scaled project on cross-Khoisan phonology.
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[Presentation] Haba Tonology : a Preliminary Report2011
Author(s)
Nakagawa, Hirosi
Organizer
The 4th International Symposium on Khoisan Languages and Linguistics
Place of Presentation
Institut für Afrikanische Sprachwissenschaften, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Mein, Riezlern /Kleinwalsertal
Year and Date
20110700
