16In recent years, however, new materials concerned with the scripts have been discovered in China and Mongolia and have aroused strong interest among scholars. Moreover, the information throughout the texts in the Qidan scripts is beginning to affect historical study on Liao. Some linguists have a passionate interest in the Qidan scripts and the language.Under these circumstances, this project analyses the system of Qidan scripts linguistically with the cooperation of researchers who specialize in Qidan scripts, pseudo-Chinese scripts, Mongolic languages, Altaic language, Chinese phonology and the history of Liao. After the last term, the project will release the products; lists, and data on Qidan scripts, texts and articles as results.[A Study of Variability in Deictic Expressions]Project term: April, 2010 – March, 2012Coordinator: HAYASI, Tooru (The University of Tokyo)Although deictic expressions, such as demonstratives, pronouns, person and tense markers, are basic elements of a language, it is difcult to precisely dene their usage. This is because their usage is closely related to the situation of utterance. In this project, we do not aim to dene the usage of deictic expressions. Instead, we will introduce, discuss and investigate a diversity of deictic expressions of Asian languages, including xed expressions with deictics. We expect to eventually have a collection of detailed descriptions of deictics of Asian languages. We also expect to devise new methods of investigating deictics.This project is a part of the “Linguistic Dynamics Science Project” at ILCAA.[Anthropological Study of Globalizations in Asia and Africa]Project term: April, 2008 – March, 2011Coordinator: MIO, YukoRecently, much academic attention has been paid to the “globalization” which generally means transnational/trans-local ow of people, goods, and information etc.However, most of academic studies on globalization based on the narrow abstract concepts or theoretical dichotomy on globalization, such as “Center/Periphery” model, “South/North” and so on.This project aims to transcend the narrow conceptual limit on globalization by examining concretely the actual process of globalization(s) in different parts of Asia and Africa in applying methods of eld-science including anthropology, area studies, and historical study.Particularly, the project seeks to grasp the complex socio-historical background of globalization(s) and trans-area ow of peoples, goods, etc., and to contribute a new conceptualization of the standpoint on “area” frame which is often taken for granted.[Human Society in Evolutionary Perspectives—Stage 2: “Institution”]Project term: April, 2009 – March, 2012Coordinator: KAWAI, KaoriThis project aims at developing theoretical perspectives on the nature of human society, paying due attention to making comparisons along the evolutionary axis between non-human primates and human societies. In this connection, it will contribute to rethinking the extent to which “culture” could plausibly be said to have shaped the formation of characteristically human society. As the second stage of the long-term research project, the focus will be on the “institution,” which follows the rst stage’s focus on “group.” This project is scheduled to run for three years, and workshops will be opened ve times a year. Discussion will be concentrated on the nal theoretical achievement of this project. The project will also prepare for publication of the collection of resulting papers.AnthropologyJoint Research Projects
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