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Elucidation of the Historical transition of the Japanese language by using practical documents: from the Medieval to Modern Era
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- Nagasawa Itsuki
- Principal Investigator
- 名古屋大学
About This Project
- Japan Grant Number
- JP17K13463 (JGN)
- Funding Program
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
- Funding Organization
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Kakenhi Information
- Project/Area Number
- 17K13463
- Research Category
- Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
- Allocation Type
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- Multi-year Fund
- Review Section / Research Field
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- Humanities and Social Sciences > Humanities > Linguistics > Japanese linguistics
- Research Institution
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- Nagoya University
- Project Period (FY)
- 2017-04-01 〜 2021-03-31
- Project Status
- Completed
- Budget Amount*help
- 4,160,000 Yen (Direct Cost: 3,200,000 Yen Indirect Cost: 960,000 Yen)
Research Abstract
Using practical documents in the Japanese society as materials, this project studied the historical transition of Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and writing style. As the first result, a part of the grammatical system of the Japanized Chinese writing was clarified by analyzing medieval court documents. In addition, the influence on the later Japanese writing style was considered. Second, with the cooperation of Japanese history researchers, all the words that appear in the 150 court documents of the Kamakura Shogunate were listed and meanings of which were described. They will be useful for elucidating vocabulary interactions among different text genres. Third, the pioneering attempts for colloquialization of official documents before WW II were studied from viewpoints of linguistics and thought.
