2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Syntax and Tone in African languages
| Project/Area Number |
20320059
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
KAJI Shigeki 京都大学, 大学院・アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 教授 (10134751)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
YONEDA Nobuko 大阪大学, 大学院・言語文化研究科, 教授 (90352955)
KOGA Kyoko 高知大学, 教育研究部人文社会科学系, 准教授 (90306473)
SHINAGAWA Daisuke 香川大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (80513712)
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| Research Collaborator |
SHIOTA Katsuhiko 大阪大学, 大学院・言語文化研究科, 非常勤講師
KAMIYA Toshiro 大阪大学, 大学院・言語文化研究科, 非常勤講師
WAKASA Motomichi 明星大学, 人文学部, 非常勤講師
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | アフリカ諸語 / 声調 / 文法 |
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| Research Abstract |
In Africa a number of tone languages are spoken. The characteristics of African tone languages are that lexical function is low but grammatical function is high in comparison to Asian tone languages. Thus, for example, many Bantu languages distinguish tenses/aspects by tone alone, and relative clauses are sometimes rendered by tone alone. Akan of Ghana expresses genitive constructions by tone alone. These lexical functions of tone should be recognized as important characteristics of African tone languages.
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Research Products
(52 results)
