Descriptive and theoretical research of the linguistic structure of Khalaj

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520467
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Linguistics
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: KURIBAYASHI Yuu 岡山大学, 社会文化科学研究科, 教授 (30243447)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: チュルク語 / ハラジ語 / トルコ語 / 基礎語彙 / イラン / 形態論 / 関係節化 / 言語接触

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of our research project is to describe the current state of endangered Turkic Khalaj, which is spoken in the Islamic Republic of Iran, with respect to both lexical and grammatical structures. To attain this goal, we conducted field research as well as analyses of documented materials to expose the current states of the language. Our contributions are not only limited to descriptive analysis of collected linguistic materials, but also include theoretical contributions for general linguistic theory. Our findings are presented in international conferences held at France, Japan and Turkey, and published as articles in academic books and journals.

Free Research Field

人文学