| Position | Professor |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Japanese Language and Literature |
| Graduate School | Japanese Language and Literature |
| Department | Japanese Linguistics |
Career
| March 1993: | Withdrew from the Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Tokyo |
| April 2003: | Appointed to the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo |
Research Areas
1) Historical Phonology of Japanese
Primarily based on the investigation of primary sources such as Chinese-Japanese glosses from the Heian period, this research examines various issues related to syllable structure, including yōon (glide), diphthongs, long vowels, and nasal and geminate sounds. Additionally, considering the perspective that the contrast between sei and daku sounds is not unrelated to syllable structure, the phenomenon of rendaku (連濁) and the insertion of geminate sounds in parallel are studied, and their phonetic origins are explored.
2) History of Phonology
The focuses here is on the history of Siddham studies (Sanskrit studies) from the Heian period onward. In particular, it is examined how academic developments in Chinese phonology, such as the introduction of the “Inkyō” (韻鏡) during the Kamakura period and the understanding of “Inkyō” in the early modern period reflecting research on Tang readings, influenced Japanese Siddham studies. Specifically, he has a strong interest in the Siddham studies of Tōji Sanbō, In’yū, Monnō, Yamagata Dainii, and Gyōchi.
