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Shinichiro Tawata

たわた しんいちろう

Tawata Shinichiro

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-01-01 （Okinawa, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Linguist, University professor
Active Years
1970-2012
Affiliations
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Hiroshima University

Education

Shizuoka University
Faculty of Humanities
Period: 〜1970
Year of Graduation: 1970
Country: Japan
Tokyo Metropolitan University (Graduate School)
Graduate School of Humanities
Period: 1972〜1978 (博士課程進学・単位取得退学)
Year of Graduation: 1972
Country: Japan
Completed master's program; entered doctoral program and later left after earning credits
Yonsei University (Institute for Korean Studies)
Period: 1973（留学）
Country: South Korea
Study abroad at the Institute for Korean Studies
Hiroshima University
Degree: 博士（学術）
Period: 博士取得（1995）
Year of Graduation: 1995
Country: Japan
Doctorate (PhD in Science) awarded in 1995 for research on historical phonetics/phonology of Okinawan based on foreign materials

Awards

Okinawa Culture Association Award (Kinjo Tomonaga Prize)
1984
Work: Historical Study of Ryukyuan Dialect Phonology
Organization: Okinawa Culture Association
Result: 受賞
Okinawa Research Encouragement Award
1994
Work: Research on Korean Materials Related to Okinawa
Organization: Okinawa Association
Result: 受賞
Shimmura Izuru Award
2021
Work: Historical Study of Okinawan Verb Morphological Change
Organization: Organizations related to Japanese linguistics
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Study of 'Ryukyu-Luzon Drift Voyage Record' — Folk Customs and Languages of Ryukyu and Luzon Two Hundred Years Ago

1994 Scholarly research

A study examining folk customs and language phenomena of Ryukyu and Luzon through historical drift-voyage records.

Ryukyuan languageshistorical linguisticsfolklore

A Historical Study of Okinawan Phonetics and Phonology Based Primarily on Foreign Materials

1997 Academic book

Detailed analysis of historical changes in Okinawan phonetics and phonology focusing on foreign sources.

phonological historyOkinawan languagearchival research

Study of Kanji Materials for Okinawan

1998 Scholarly research

Investigation of language history through analysis of Kanji materials recording Okinawan.

source studieshistory of writingOkinawan language

Historical Study of Okinawan Phonology

2010 Scholarly monograph

Comprehensive analysis and organization of historical changes in Okinawan phonological systems.

phonologyhistorical linguisticsOkinawan language

Changes in Okinawan through Place Names: For Example, from 'Zerikaku' (勢理客) to 'Jicchaku'

2012 Research book

A study using place-name changes to examine sound changes and dialectal differences in Okinawan.

toponymydialectal changeOkinawan language

Historical Study of Okinawan Verb Morphological Change

2019 Academic research

Specialized historical analysis tracing morphological changes in Okinawan verbs.

morphologyhistorical linguisticsOkinawan language

Bibliography

  • Study of 'Ryukyu-Luzon Drift Voyage Record' — Folk Customs and Languages of Ryukyu and Luzon Two Hundred Years Ago
  • A Historical Study of Okinawan Phonetics and Phonology Based Primarily on Foreign Materials
  • Study of Kanji Materials for Okinawan
  • Historical Study of Okinawan Phonology
  • Changes in Okinawan through Place Names: For Example, from 'Zerikaku' to 'Jicchaku'
  • Historical Study of Okinawan Verb Morphological Change
  • Journey to Japanese (editor)
  • Systems and Structures of Language (editor)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
academic, analytical stylesource-based exposition
Recurring Motifs
Okinawan languagehistorical phonology and morphologyuse of foreign and kanji sources

Legacy

A scholar who made significant contributions to the historical phonology, morphology, and source-based studies of Ryukyuan/Okinawan languages. As professor emeritus at Hiroshima University he contributed to education and research and received multiple academic awards.

Archives

  • Hiroshima University archival holdings