Phonological phenomena and phonetic realization in the process of standardization in accentless dialects

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520418
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Linguistics
• Research Institution: Nagoya University (2013-2014); University of Tsukuba (2012)
• Principal Investigator: UTSUGI Akira 名古屋大学, 国際言語文化研究科, 准教授 (60548999)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SASAKI Kan 札幌学院大学, 経営学部, 教授 (80312784) ; IGARASHI Yosuke 広島大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (00549008)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 音声学 / 音韻論 / VOT / 言語変化 / 言語変異 / 方言文法 / 茨城方言 / 千葉方言

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study considered the fundamental linguistic characteristics and variations in the Ibaraki and Chiba dialects. Particularly, we focused on analyzing the pronunciation of voiced stops and the postpositional particles. Examining the pronunciation of voiced stops, previous literature identified two types of pronunciation: One type is dominant in Tohoku; the other type is dominant in other parts of Japan. Our results revealed that Tohoku and most of Ibaraki share a characteristic pronunciation, whereas the dialect of a limited area in southwest Ibaraki features a coexistence of both types. Concerning the grammatical aspect, we proposed a new hypothesis on the origin of the particle “ge.”

Free Research Field

音声学・音韻論