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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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The project management office at Osaka Gakuin University has been closed.
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List of publications

What's New ?

Reviews
- Review of Grammar and Folklore Texts of the Chitose Dialect of Ainu (A2-045, Anna Bugaeva) appeared in Linguistic and Oriental Studies from Poznan, edited by Alfred F. Majewicz (Poland). (PDF)
- Review of Languages of the North Pacific Rim, Volume 6 (A2-001) apperared in International Journal of American Linguistics. (PDF)
- Review of Lectures on Endangered Languages 2: ---From Kyoto Conference 2000--- (C-002) appeared in International Journal of American Linguistics . (PDF)
Awards
- Dr. Honoré Watanabe (Faculty of Economics, Kagawa University) received the Shinmura Izuru Prize.
  A Morphological Description of Sliammon, Mainland Comox Salish with a Sketch of Syntax (A2-040)
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Organization:

Meetings & Conferences

The 19th "University and Science" Symposium: Languages in Danger. November 10--11, 2004
at Plaza Heisei, Tokyo International Exchange Center.
Symposium on "endangered" languages January 23th (Fri) 2004
at Gakushi Kaikan (Kanda Hitotsubashi, Tokyo)
The Fourth International Conference was held from November 23 (Sat.) to 25 (Mon.) 2002, at the KYOTO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HALL.
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The Third International Conference on Endangered Languages of the Pacific Rim was held at Japan Education Center, June 1 (Sat.), 2 (Sun.)2002.
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Conference on Endangered Languages 2001 was held at KYOTO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HALL, Nov.30(Fri),Dec.1(Sat),2(Sun) 2001.
Photos (With two additional photos by F.Aguilera. )
The Third General Meeting was held at Seisen University, June 9 (Sat.)and 10(Sun.), 2001
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Conference on Endangered Languages was held at KYOTO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HALL, Nov.24(Fri), 25(Sat), 2000.
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PR staff of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office London (the British Government department responsible for overseas relations and foreign affairs) covered our International Conference on Endangered Languages held in Kyoto last November. A copy of their documentary series Beyond Babel (200 minutes) was sent to us. Supremacy of English language is discussed in it, while various endangered languages are taken up. Our Kyoto conference is also introduced. The series will be produced on DVD for educational use, and will be distributed on a non-profit basis to educational institutions around the world.

	OUTLINE OF RESEARCH
	ORGANIZATION
	RELATED ESSAYS
	RESEARCH UNITS
	A1 South Pacific Rim A2 North Pacific Rim A3 East and Southeast Asia A4 Japan B1 Methods of documenting endangered languages B2 A study of dynamics in language loss and maintenance B3 Digitization of linguistic data and information retrieval for the study of endangered languages

ORGANIZATION

[Project Director]

Osahito MIYAOKA : Professor, Faculty of Informatics, Osaka Gakuin University
e-mail : omiyaoka@utc.osaka-gu.ac.jp
Business Office : elpr@utc.osaka-gu.ac.jp

[Planning, Publications and Public Relations]

Osamu SAKIYAMA : Professor, School of Human Cultures,University of Shiga Prefecture
e-mail : sakiyama@shc.usp.ac.jp
Toshiro TSUMAGARI : Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University
e-mail : tumagari@let.hokudai.ac.jp
Makoto MINEGISHI : Associate Professor, Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
e-mail : mmine@aa.tufs.ac.jp
Fubito ENDO : Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Wakayama University
e-mail : fubito@emily.eco.wakayama-u.ac.jp

[General Management]

Honore WATANABE : Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kagawa University
e-mail : honore@ec.kagawa-u.ac.jp
Fumiko SASAMA : Lecturer, Faculty of Informatics, Osaka Gakuin University
e-mail : sasamaf@utc.osaka-gu.ac.jp

[International Exchange]

Tsuyoshi NARA : Professor, Institute for Research in Humanities, Seisen Women's University
e-mail : nara@seisen-u.ac.jp

[Information System]

Masahiro SHOGAITO : Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
e-mail : shogaito@bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp

[Publication Management]

Megumi KUREBITO : Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Toyama University
e-mail : kurebito@hmt.toyama-u.ac.jp
Hirofumi HORI : Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Shizuoka University
e-mail : jjhhori@ipc.shizuoka.ac.jp

[Assessment]

Yoneo ISHII : President, Kanda University of International Studies

[Unit Leaders]

A1 (South Pacific Rim)

Norio SHIBATA : Professor, Tenri University
e-mail : norios@sta.tenri-u.ac.jp

A2 (North Pacific Rim)

Fubito ENDO : Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Wakayama University
e-mail : fubito@emily.eco.wakayama-u.ac.jp

A3 (East and Southeast Asia)

Hiroaki KITANO : Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Aichi University of Education
e-mail : kitano@auecc.aichi-edu.ac.jp

A4 (Japan)

Shinji SANADA : Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University
e-mail : SGW00066@nifty.ne.jp

B1 (Methods of documenting endangered languages)

Tasaku TSUNODA : Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
e-mail : tsunoda@tooyoo.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp

B2 (A study of dynamics in language loss and maintenance)

Shigeki KAJI : Professor, Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
e-mail : skaji@aa.tufs.ac.jp

B3 (Digitization of linguistic data and information retrieval for the study of endangered languages)

Kazuto MATSUMURA : Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
e-mail : kmatsum@tooyoo.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp

RELATED ESSAYS

Endangered Languages of the Pacific Rim A Japanese Research Project (March 28, 2003) Osahito MIYAOKA
International Expert Meeting on UNESCO Programme: Safeguarding of the Endangered Languages Paris-Fontenoy, 10-12 March 2003 English version only
Greeting at the Second International Conference (November 30, 2001) Hinako SAKAMOTO
Opening Address at the Second International Conference (November 30, 2001) Osahito MIYAOKA
Language revitalization: revival of Warrungu (Australia) and maintenance of Maori (New Zealand) Tasaku TSUNODA (B1)
ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: THE CRUMBLING OF THE LINGUISTIC ECOSYSTEM (Revised Version) Osahito MIYAOKA
Endangered Languages of the Pacific Region Osamu SAKIYAMA

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