A Descriptive Study on particles in the Khmer Language

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370478
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Linguistics
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
• Principal Investigator: UEDA HIROMI 東京外国語大学, 大学院総合国際学研究院, 准教授 (60292992)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: クメール語 / カンボジア語 / 助詞 / 文末詞 / とりたて詞

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the usages and meanings of particles in the Khmer language, extracted from the corpora that include novels, essays, scenarios and speeches. The Khmer language has no case particles but there are some final particles typically located at the end of clauses. This study mainly investigated the collocation patterns of the topic marker particle “koo” with the final particle “dae.” In the research process, Cambodian and Thai researchers collaborated to provide advice on the corpora and on the method of analysis. The main result of this study was published in a journal article and also as a new learning material for learners of Khmer as a foreign language.

Free Research Field

言語学