Author/Editor国立国語研究所
The National Language Research Institute
Alternative TitleIntroduction to The Linguistic Atlas of Japan : Interpretation of the Maps Vol.3
Note (General)各巻付(別冊 袋入): 解説,各図の説明第1集: 第1-50図[音声・形容詞などに関する項目], 付: 調査地点番号地図, 別冊: 付録A 日本言語地図解説 方法, 付録B 各図の説明1第2集: 第51-100図[主として動詞に関する項目], 付: 地勢図, 別冊: 日本言語地図解説 各図の説明2第3集: 第101-150図[名詞に関する項目(人・人体・遊戯など)], 付: 人口図, 別冊: 日本言語地図解説 各図の説明3第4集: 第151-200図[名詞に関する項目(家屋，道具，穀物，野菜など)], 付: 産業図, 別冊: 日本言語地図解説 各図の説明4第5集: 第201-250図[名詞に関する項目(動物，植物)], 付: 近代道路図, 別冊: 日本言語地図解説 各図の説明5第6集: 第251-300図[名詞に関する項目(自然，日時など)], 付: 近世藩領図(1664年・寛文4年), 別冊: 日本言語地図解説 各図の説明6および300面の地図の総目次
The study of dialectal maps has a long history in Japan. A Language Research Commission established by the Ministry of Education published two works at the beginning of the century, Phonetic Dialect Atlas (29 maps) in 1905 and Grammatical Dialect Atlas (37 maps) in 1906. Although based on materials gathered by the correspondence method, these polychromatic maps have not lost their scientific value. Further work on a linguistic atlas was, however, interrupted by the Kantô earthquake of 1923, when all the materials were destroyed.A new survey aimed at establishing the Linguistic Atlas of Japan was started in 1955. The proposed aims were to determine the process of linguistic changes by the study of the dialectal distribution and to provide a tool to push the historical study of the language along new lines. In particular, the purpose of the investigation was to clarify the following points:(1) the basis and formation of Modern Standard Japanese,(2) geographical differences in Japanese and their development,(3) the historical development of various dialects.It can be said that this investigation produced the first reliable results of a nationwide linguistic survey.After a two-year preparatory survey, the main survey was started in 1957 in the following way: one linguist was chosen for each of the 46 prefectures of Japan (in two cases, though, more were used), and these team workers used a detailed questionnaire provided by the National Language Research Institute to secure uniformity in the survey. A total of 285 questions were asked, mainly pertaining to the lexical field (nouns, verbs and adjectives), but with a few phonological and grammatical items. The number of localities was 2,400, or approximately one for every 150 square kilometers or one for 40,000 inhabitants. A male subject born before 1903 and native of the locality was chosen as the informant.During the survey, the general direction and analysis of results was assured by the Dialect Section of the Institute, composed of the following members: SIBATA Takesi, NOMOTO Kikuo, UEMURA Yukio, TOKUGAWA Munemasa, KATÔ Masanobu, HONDÔ Hirosi, SATÔ Ryôiti and TAKADA Makoto. The work was done in cooperation with the above-mentioned local team workers and with a specialist in linguistic geography, Father Willem A. GROOTAERS.The printing of the Atlas began in 1966 at the Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance and was completed in 1974. Each part of the Atlas contains 50 maps, an introductory map, and an appended explanatory brochure. Each of the 50 maps is 5875 square centimeters in size and is printed in one to eight colors. The content of each of the parts is as follows:Part 1. Phonology Maps and Adjective MapsPart 2. Verb MapsPart 3. Noun Maps: People and AmusementsPart 4. Noun Maps: Everyday Life, Agriculture, Agricultural Products, etc.Part 5. Noun Maps: Animals and PlantsPart 6. Noun Maps: Almanacs, Weather, Nature, etc.Each plate contains information concerning the vocabulary used to express specific meanings, the meaning of specific linguistic forms in various dialects, the pronunciation of specific linguistic forms (in detail), and combination maps illustrating the information from several separate maps.
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