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A Study of endangered languages in New Caledonia - descriptive grammar,lexicons,and typology

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23520525
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionTokyo Woman's Christian University

Principal Investigator

OSUMI Midori  東京女子大学, 現代教養学部, 教授 (10141293)

Research Collaborator BOUCQUEY Thierry  Scripps College, French Department, Professor
TSUJI Emiko  神田外語大学, 英米語学科, 非常勤講師
Project Period (FY) 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords文法・語彙記述 / ネク語 / ティンリン語 / オーストロネシア言語 / 言語類型論 / 国際研究者交流 / ニューカレドニア / 消滅の危機に瀕した言語 / オセアニア言語
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, we have investigated indigenous languages of New Caledonia that are greatly endangered, with the purpose of describing grammars and compiling dictionaries.
Osumi carried out fieldwork in Ouaoue every year during this project, collecting linguistic data and recording conversations and texts in Neku, which had no previous written records. She also revised her Tinrin dictionary (unpublished) with the help of a Tinrin speaker. Tinrin Grammar (Osumi 1995) was translated by an overseas collaborator, which is due to appear in 2015.
The Neku and Tinrin linguistic data collected and analysed have provided a significant resource to the studies in linguistic typology. Osumi collaborated with Australian and Japanese scholars in investigating typological features such as clause linkage strategies and information structures.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (22 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (2 results) Book (11 results) Remarks (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] ティンリン語と日本語の所有表現、「作る、する、ある」から所有へ2015

    • Author(s)
      大角翠
    • Journal Title

      『日本語学』

      Volume: vol.34-2 Pages: 66-77

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 書評・紹介、ニコラス・エヴァンス著 (大西正幸、長田俊樹、森若葉 訳)『危機言語 : 言語の消滅でわれわれは何を失うのか2013

    • Author(s)
      大角翠
    • Journal Title

      『言語研究』

      Volume: 144号 Pages: 119-127

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The semantic range of the Tinrin verb fwi, with reference to some related morphemes in Neku2012

    • Author(s)
      Midori Osumi
    • Journal Title

      Language and Linguistics in Oceania

      Volume: vol.4 Pages: 1-25

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report 2011 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] ことばから見る世界2012

    • Author(s)
      大角翠
    • Journal Title

      『比較文化』 東京女子大学比較文化研究所

      Volume: 58号

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Application of Ryukyuan Linguistics, Commentary2012

    • Author(s)
      Midori Osumi
    • Organizer
      The 4th International Symposium on the Ryukyuan Heritage Languages(招待講演)
    • Place of Presentation
      国立国語研究所
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Information Structure in Tinrin and Neku: topicalisation, impersonal constructions, passive

    • Author(s)
      Midori Osumi
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on Cross-linguistic Perspective on the Information Structure of the Austronesian Languages
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] La grammaire du Tiri (Tinrin)2015

    • Author(s)
      Midori Osumi (translater: Thierry Boucquey)
    • Total Pages
      412
    • Publisher
      l’Academie des Langues Kanak
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 言語意識と言語使用の変革、『琉球諸語の保持を目指して―消滅危機言語をめぐる議論と取り組み』2014

    • Author(s)
      大角翠(下地理則&パトリック・ハインリッヒ編)
    • Total Pages
      364
    • Publisher
      ココ出版
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Information Structure in Tinrin and Neku: topicalisation, impersonal constructions, passive、『Proceedings of International Workshop on Information Structure of Austronesian Languages』2014

    • Author(s)
      Osumi, Midori (Utsumi, Atsuko, Shiohara, Asako eds.)
    • Total Pages
      244
    • Publisher
      Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Proceedings of International Workshop on Information Structure of Austronesian Languages2014

    • Author(s)
      Midori Osumi (Shiohara, Asako, ed.)
    • Total Pages
      244
    • Publisher
      ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 目指せ!琉球諸語の維持2014

    • Author(s)
      大角翠 (下地理則&P.ハインリッヒ編)
    • Publisher
      ココ出版
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Pourquoi les rats ont-ils des queues? on-line picture book2013

    • Author(s)
      Midori Osumi, Boston Abe (Illustration)
    • Total Pages
      19
    • Publisher
      Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Five Levels in Clause Linkage vol. 22013

    • Author(s)
      Midori Osumi (Tsunoda, Tasaku, ed.)
    • Total Pages
      686
    • Publisher
      Matsueda Publishers
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 言語意識と言語使用の変革、『目指せ!琉球諸語の維持』2013

    • Author(s)
      大角翠 (下地理則&P.ハインリッヒ編)
    • Publisher
      ココ出版
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Grammaire du tinrin2013

    • Author(s)
      Thierry Boucquey(translation of Midori Osumi's Tinrin Grammar)
    • Publisher
      Academie des Langues Kanak
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 言語意識と言語使用の変革、『目指せ!琉球諸語の維持』2012

    • Author(s)
      大角翠 (下地理則&P.ハインリッヒ編)
    • Publisher
      ココ出版
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Pourquoi les rats ont-ils des queues2011

    • Author(s)
      Midori Osumi (with the illustration by Boston Abe)
    • Total Pages
      32
    • Publisher
      Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, Inc.
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Information Structure in Tinrin and Neku

    • URL

      http://hdl.handle.net/10108/75993

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Pourquoi les rats ont-ils des queues?

    • URL

      http://www.lab.twcu.ac.jp/midori

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] カナク人(ニューカレドニア)のことば

    • URL

      http://www.chikyukotobamura.org/muse/low050804.html

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] ニューカレドニア・カナク人の食卓と作法

    • URL

      http://www.chikyukotobamura.org/muse/life071013.html

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] ブニャ・・・ニューカレドニアの石蒸し焼き料理

    • URL

      http://www.chikyukotobamura.org/muse/life051227.html

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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