2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Reconstruction of Proto-Ryukyuan: Looking into the genealogy of the Ryukyuan language
| Project/Area Number |
23652086
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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 | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 歴史言語学 / 琉球語 / 系統 / 祖語の再建 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
As a result of this research, it can be concluded for the time being that there is no clear evidence to claim that the Ryukyuan language is related to the Austronesian languages, Korean, or Ainu. Apparently more research needs to be done. We also need to look into the existing hypotheses regarding the genealogy of the Ryukyuan language (e.g., such as a Austorenesian-Ryukyuan hypothesis).
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| Free Research Field |
人文学（言語学）
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