著者

大橋 純一 OHASHI Junichi

出版者

秋田大学教育文化学部

雑誌

秋田大学教育文化学部研究紀要 人文科学・社会科学 (ISSN:24334979)

巻号頁・発行日

no.77, pp.29-38, 2022-03-01

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In the past, the /-i/ /-u/ of the Hokuo dialect became a central or low vowel, and its appearance, where it is unified with /-i/, has been focused on as one of the dialect’s distinctive characteristics in terms of speech sounds. However, concerning said dialect, when studying this phenomenon with a large number of people, variety emerges even in the same generation, and it is difficult to collectively state that the characteristic belongs to just one generation. Regarding the various aspects of the Hokuo dialect’s /-i/ /-u/ in the decline process, this paper aims to investigate the current characteristics in a comparative manner by providing a framework beforehand of the stages of change seen and the nature thereof—using previous studies as references—and analyzing the multiple pronunciations of utterances that have been classified into each stage. In relation to the current situation of dialects that feature complex aspects, the above can also be considered a new endeavor associated with the method of understanding collected data, or the procedure of analyzing said data, to ascertain the essence of what occurs in such situations.