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2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Study of the Matagi Vocabulary in the North Eastern Japan and Compilation of the Matagi Dictionary

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16520245
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

ITABASHI Yoshizo  Kyushu University, Design, Professor (50212981)

Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2007
Keywordsmatagi vocabulary / Ainuic vocabulary / matagi lexicon / borrowing / the endangered language
Research Abstract

Several fieldworks were conducted on matagi words spoken by matagi (bear-hunters) living in Ani, Akita, and in Nishimeya, Aomori prefectures. The linguistic levels dealt with on these fieldworks were the phonetic and phonological levels, lexico-semantic level, and syntactic level with phrases and clauses. Also, clothing, and some hunting tools were worn and were picture-taken to take them in a matagi lexicon.
The lexical areas that the research was conducted on were words on daily life, hunting, food culture, rituals, and some other words such as Ainu words in the matagi vocabulary. that were needed to tape The vocabulary was taped with a video-camera and an IC recorder, but unfortunately some conversations were not able to be taped.
The taped vocabulary was all put into letters and database in an alphabetical order. Then the materials were analyzed into the salient features of the matagi vocabulary and of all the Ainu words in it. Especially those Ainu words were classified into various classes to analyze them.
That analysis was made public in the forms of oral presentation and written article in October, 2006 and March 2007 respectively. In order to tie all the analyses of the materials collected, a matagi lexicon with a few special notes with the origins of matagi and how and why the Ainu words are found in the matagi vocabulary were published as the final result of this research from Gendaitosho publishing company in February, 2008.

  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2008 2007 2006

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] マタギ言葉に見られるアイヌ系言語語彙の言語学的特徴について2007

    • Author(s)
      板橋 義三
    • Journal Title

      東アジア日本語教育・日本文化研究(国際学会誌) 第10輯

      Pages: 171-188

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] On the Linguistic characteristics of the Ainuic Vocabulary found in the Matagi Language, International Journal of the Japanese Culture and Education in the Eastern Asia2007

    • Author(s)
      Itabashi, Yoshizo
    • Journal Title

      Vol. 10

      Pages: 171-188

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Presentation] マタギ言葉におけるアイヌ語の特徴2006

    • Author(s)
      板橋 義三
    • Organizer
      東アジア日本語教育・日本文化研究
    • Place of Presentation
      済州市 韓国
    • Year and Date
      2006-11-21
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Presentation] Characteristics of the Ainu Vocabulary in the Matagi Language2006

    • Author(s)
      Itabashi, Yoshizo
    • Organizer
      International Conference of the Japanese Culture and Education in the Eastern Asia
    • Place of Presentation
      the University of Cheju(Korea)
    • Year and Date
      2006-10-21
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] マタギ語辞典2008

    • Author(s)
      板橋 義三
    • Total Pages
      147
    • Publisher
      現代図書
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] A Matagi, Lexicon2008

    • Author(s)
      Itabashi, Yoshizo
    • Total Pages
      147
    • Publisher
      Gendaitosho Publishing Co.
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2010-02-04  

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