Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2008 -2011
Author : YOSHIKAWA Masayuki; DANIELS Christian; LAMARRE Christine; ZHU Xinjian; TAGUCHI Yoshihisa; MIZOGUCHI Masato; HIROSE Yuki; CHEN Wei; SHIRAMIZU Namiko; HAMADA Takeshi
In this study, we have carried out researches on the vernacular languages spoken in the southern area of Hunan province of China and the ethnic group through fieldwork mainly from the viewpoints of linguistics, and besides, of architecture and history. There are various academic opinions on the language family of the vernaculars. The team of linguistics in this study chose some dialects of the vernaculars as main subjects, and has obtained description on the whole system of them. We are demonstrating the diachronic process of the formation of the vernaculars now. In addition, we tried carrying a multilateral investigation into the diachronic process of the formation of the ethnic group of these vernacular languages with the help of the research on architecture and history, because we think that the multidisciplinary perspective is effective on it.