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ICJS "Contrastive Study for Japanese and Other Languages" The 18th Research Seminar hosted by the Comparative Language Division, International Centre for Japanese Studies (5 March 2016)

Lecturer:Michinori SHIMOJI(Kyushu University）
Speakers:Kazuyuki URATA, kensaku MAMIYA(TUFS)

14:00-17:40, Saturday, 5 March 2016
Room 419 (Conference room, the Institute of Language Research) 4F, Research and Lecture Building, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Fuchu Campus)

URATA Kazuyuki gave an overview of early English-Japanese dictionaries, compiled against the social backdrop of the late Edo Period. MAMIYA Kensaku examined passive verbs and the structure of the passive in Sindhi, which have hitherto received little attention. SHIMOJI Michinori used 345 transitive verb sentences collected in fieldwork in Shiiba, Miyazaki Prefecture as the basis for a detailed examination of differential object marking in the Omae dialect. The presentation was easy for listeners to understand (something often lacking in research on dialects) and thought-provoking. Around 30 attendees from in and outside the university followed the presentations studiously.