Shinmura Izuru Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1992) award
Yoshio Mase
ませ よしお
Mase Yoshio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-03-03 （Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan）
- Died
- 2014-10-08 （Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan (hospital)） age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Matsumoto, Nagano → São Paulo, Brazil → Hiroshima (Hiroshima Jogakuin University) → Yokohama (Ferris University)
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese linguist, university professor, dialectologist, phonologist
- Active Years
- 1950-2014
- Affiliations
- Nagano Prefectural Junior College (lecturer), Shinshu University, Faculty of Humanities (professor, later emeritus), University of São Paulo (visiting professor), Hiroshima Jogakuin University (professor), Ferris University (professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinshu University, Faculty of Letters and Science (Department of Japanese Literature) | Faculty of Letters and Science | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1947-1950 | Japan |
| Tokyo Metropolitan University (graduate school) | — | Doctoral coursework (credits earned) | — | 1950s | Japan |
Shinshu University, Faculty of Letters and Science (Department of Japanese Literature)
Faculty of Letters and Science
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1947-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Shinshu University after postwar educational reform
Tokyo Metropolitan University (graduate school)
Doctoral coursework (credits earned)
Period:
1950s
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral coursework; no record of degree conferred in source
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Nishimura Collection Prize | Nagano Prefectural History: Dialects volume | — | unknown (awarding organization of the Nishimura Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Shinmai Prize | — | — | Shinano Mainichi Shimbun | 受賞 |
Nishimura Collection Prize
1992
Work:
Nagano Prefectural History: Dialects volume
Organization:
unknown (awarding organization of the Nishimura Prize)
Result:
受賞
Shinmai Prize
2005
Organization:
Shinano Mainichi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dialects of Shinshu
1971 Dialectology / AcademicA study summarizing dialectal features of the Shinshu region, focusing on phonology and vocabulary.
dialectsphonologyregional language
The Speech and Life of Akiyama-go — A Remote Area of Shin'etsu
1982 Ethnolinguistics / Field reportFieldwork report compiling dialect surveys and records of daily life in the Akiyama-go region on the Shin'etsu border.
dialect surveyfolkloreregional studies
Studies in Linguistic Geography
1992 Linguistic geography / AcademicA collection of essays analyzing regional linguistic variation from the perspective of linguistic geography.
linguistic geographydialect distributionaccent
Dictionary of Hiroshima City Dialect Accents
1994 Dictionary / ReferenceA reference work organizing accent information for the Hiroshima City dialect.
accentdialect dictionaryfield materials
Speech Materials of Akiyama-go on the Shin'etsu Border
2002 Corpus / Speech collectionA compiled corpus of recorded speech collected in Akiyama-go.
speech corpuscorpusregional language
Dictionary of Nagano Prefecture Dialects
2010 Dictionary / Comprehensive studyA dictionary organizing vocabulary and usages across Nagano Prefecture dialects, representing a capstone of regional research.
dialect dictionaryvocabularyregional variation
Bibliography
- Phonological Analysis of Hachijo Island Dialect (1961)
- Dialects of Shinshu (1971)
- The Speech and Life of Akiyama-go — A Remote Area of Shin'etsu (1982)
- Studies in Linguistic Geography (1992)
- Dictionary of Hiroshima City Dialect Accents (1994)
- Speech Materials of Akiyama-go on the Shin'etsu Border (2002)
- Dictionary of Nagano Prefecture Dialects (2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- academic proseempirical analysis based on fieldworkdetailed phonological description
- Recurring Motifs
- phonological systems of dialectsregional and generational variationaccent change
Health
-
pneumonia2014Hospitalized with pneumonia in 2014 and died
Legacy
A scholar who left extensive field materials and reference works in dialectology and phonology, building the foundation for dialect research centered on the Shinshu region.
Academic Societies
- The Society for Japanese Linguistics
- Linguistic Society of Japan
Archives
- Shinshu University Library (possible repository of materials)
- Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (related materials and award information)
Trivia
- Received the Nishimura Prize in 1992.
- Served as a visiting professor at the University of São Paulo in 1986.
- Published the Dictionary of Nagano Prefecture Dialects in 2010.