Reconsideration of the tonal typology of Japonic languages
Keywords
Japonic languages
Bantu languages
restricted tone systems
intragenetic typology
Areas
East Asia (mainly Japan)
Sub-Saharan Africa
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About the Project
Project term: April, 2021–March, 2024
  This research project will discuss various tonal systems and phenomena observed among Japonic languages by incorporating knowledge of cross-linguistic studies on tonal languages into existing research on the accents of Japonic languages. Specifically, this research project seeks to (1) reinterpret traditional descriptions by considering the word-prosodic systems of Japonic languages as restricted tone systems; (2) redefine terms and concepts unique to the theory of Japanese accentology in the context of general linguistics; and build a typology which enables researchers to understand the diversity of tonal systems among Japonic languages.
Jointly sponsored by Core Project “Linguistic Dynamics Science3 (LingDy3)”, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) “Case as a Grammatical Category in Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages” (Principal Investigator: Shiro TAKEUCHI (Seijo University) Project Number: 20K20704)
1. Keita KURABE (ILCAA)
“Overview of tone in Mainland Southeast Asian languages”
2. Shiro TAKEUCHI (Seijo University)
“Accent and prosody of phrases in Miyagi-Toyoma dialect with particular reference to occurrence of a rising kernel accent and the proto-accent system of Hokuo dialects”
Jointly sponsored by Core Project “Linguistic Dynamics Science3 (LingDy3)”, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) “Fieldwork on the accent systems of Miyako Ryukyuan, the Southern Ryukyuan languages” (Tetsuo NITTA (Kanazawa University) Project number: 20H01259)