The Field Linguistics program supports fieldwork-based research on a typologically diverse set of languages and cultures, including not only the world’s major languages but also lesser-studied languages. It designs and provides training in the methodology of collecting, processing and analyzing field data (e.g., courses in articularatory phonetics, descriptive linguistics, field methods). It also carries out comparative/typological research, on the basis of the diverse set of field data, on the structural diversity at various domains of linguistic structure, including phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse.
Core members: Hieda, Osamu (project leader); Peri Bhaskararao; Nakayama, Toshihide; Nakagawa, Hiroshi
Field Linguistics Group Research Projects
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Project name |
Core member |
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1. |
Compilation of a Word List for Field Research on Khwe Languages |
Nakagawa, Hiroshi |
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2. |
Exploration of Interaction between Auditory Phonetics and Phonological Structure |
Nakagawa, Hiroshi |
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3. |
Collection of Spontaneous Conversational Data of Swahili ・Corpus of spoken Swahili |
Hieda, Osamu |
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4. |
Language Description Data |
Nakayama, Toshihide |
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5. |
Phonetic and lexicological field investigations of selected under-studied speeches of India |
Peri Bhaskararao |