Kubota Utsubo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1994) award
Shinji Konno
こんの しんじ
Konno Shinji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-01-01 （Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- age 67
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese linguist, University professor
- Active Years
- 1986-2025
- Affiliations
- Shoin Women's Junior College, Kochi University, Seisen University
- Memberships
- The Japanese Society for Language Studies, The Japan Society of Linguistics, Kundten (Kuntenten) Studies Society, Mokkan (Wooden Tablet) Society, National Association of University Japanese Language and Literature Departments
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | First Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1978-1982 | Japan |
| Waseda University, Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | — | 文学修士 | 1982-1985 | Japan |
Waseda University
First Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1978-1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
Degree:
文学修士
Period:
1982-1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
Japan
Enrolled in doctoral program later but withdrew from the latter-stage doctoral course
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kindaichi Kyosuke Memorial Award | Studies on Kana Orthography (Kana Hyōkiron-kō) | — | — | winner |
Kindaichi Kyosuke Memorial Award
2002
Work:
Studies on Kana Orthography (Kana Hyōkiron-kō)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Studies on Kana Orthography
2001 Academic (Japanese linguistics)A scholarly examination of kana orthography, tracing historical changes before the modern era and analyzing source materials relevant to the formation of contemporary kana usage.
kana orthographyhistory of writingtextual scholarship
The History of Furigana
2009 Popular non-fiction (language history)An accessible account of the origins and development of furigana, intended for a broad readership; later republished in a library edition.
furiganahistory of educationreading/writing culture
Reading Japanese History from Documents: Panorama and Close-up
2005 Academic (philology & history of Japanese)A collection of essays exploring the history of the Japanese language from multiple perspectives using documentary evidence.
philologyhistory of Japanese
Bibliography
- Studies on Kana Orthography
- Reading Japanese History from Documents: Panorama and Close-up
- Soseki Erased: Searching for Meiji-Era Japanese
- Ball-bound Covers and Meiji Japanese
- Philological Japanese Linguistics
- Studies on Chinese-character Dictionaries
- Trajectories of Kana-usage Research
- Modern Japanese: The Removed Sino-Japanese Vocabulary
- Illustrated History of Japanese (editor)
- What Is Japan?: Kokugaku Scholars Tracing the Origins of Japanese
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and precise proseevidence-based, source-focused approachclear and accessible style for general audiences
- Recurring Motifs
- kana and orthographyuse of dictionaries and primary language materialsexamination of post-Meiji language change
Legacy
A noted scholar in the history of Japanese orthography and philology. His work on kana usage and dictionary history has had significant impact on both academia and general readers.
Academic Societies
- The Japanese Society for Language Studies
- The Japan Society of Linguistics
- National Association of University Japanese Language and Literature Departments
Trivia
- His father, Kunio Konno, was a professor of history at Aoyama Gakuin University.
- Classmates at Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School included Moto-yoshi Irifune and Yoshiaki Abe.
- Recipient of the 30th Kindaichi Kyosuke Memorial Award (2002).