2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study on Japanese Romanization in Kirishitan Manuscripts
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23720228
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Japanese linguistics
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| Research Institution | Mie University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | キリシタン / 写本 / 表記法 / ローマ字 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The romanization of Japanese in Kirishitan manuscripts, even among manuscripts which have the same text, varies depending on the language environment of the transcriber. Even under the influence of the normative romanization of the Kirishitan press which started in 1590, the original romanization in Kirishitan manuscripts still remained through its relation to the pronunciation of Japanese in those days.
The various copies of "Dictionarium siue thesauri linguae Iaponicae compendium" by D. Collado display many differences. When we use the documents of Kirishitan press for the study of the Japanese language, we also must consider the particular typographical background of the text.
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| Free Research Field |
日本語学
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