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Descriptive and typological study of Siberian minority languages
Project Title
Descriptive and typological study of Siberian minority languages
Full-time researcher
EBATA Fuyuki Professor/Faculty of Humanities
Overview
Various languages with different genetic and typological background are spoken in Siberia, directly north of Japan. Many of them are minority and endangered languages spoken by only a small number of people. As a subject of research, however, these “small” languages have an equal value to major languages, such as English or Chinese. They also have their own unique, elaborate structure and contain clues for gaining an understanding of their earlier stages.
This project targets the under-documented languages of Siberia, focusing in particular on their historical change and typological diversity. The first aim of this project is to investigate the historical process of how Siberian languages have developed their linguistic characteristics, partly due to language contact with different neighboring languages. The second aim is to make an important contribution to linguistic typology through a descriptive study of Siberian languages in the present and past.
This research project is collaborating with the Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (A) “A Comprehensive Study of Minority Languages in Siberia: Focusing on the Typological Diversity in the Early Stages.”
Project Members
| Name | Title/Department | Area of Specialization |
|---|---|---|
| EBATA Fuyuki | Professor/Niigata University | Sakha, Tyvan |
| Baek Sangyub |
Muroran Institute of Technology |
Tungusic |
| Arzhaana Syuryun |
Research Fellow/Institute for Linguistic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) |
Tyvan, Tofa |
| AN Yingji | Yunnan Minzu University | Middle Korean |
| WU Jinxing | Inner Mongolia University | Inner Mongolian |
| Jakshylyk Akmatalieva | Project Research Fellow/University of Tokyo | Kyrgyz, Altay |
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