Anna Bugaeva
(Bugaeva Anna)
Modified on: 09/11
Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Associate professor, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Kagurazaka Division, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Tokyo University of Science
- Degree
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PhD (Linguistics)(Hokkaido University)
- Contact information
- bugaevars.tus.ac.jp
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 200901082956123075
- researchmap Member ID
- 6000016673
- External link
My research is aimed at preserving and increasing our precious knowledge about Ainu, the only non-Japonic language of Japan, which is now on the verge of extinction. The genetic affiliation of Ainu is unknown; at present it is classified as a language isolate. Ainu is presumably a remnant of some very old language family and very likely a legacy of earlier cultures in the Japanese archipelago.
The foundation of my work on Ainu rests on the research and guidance of the foremost specialists in Japan, in particular my postdoctoral host researcher Prof. Hiroshi Nakagawa and my PhD supervisor Prof. Tomomi Satoo, who introduced me to actual Ainu fieldwork. Japanese researchers engaged in the extensive language documentation of Ainu fifty years before language documentation emerged as a separate field in the West.
As a Ph.D student I conducted extensive fieldwork with one of the last speakers of an undescribed Chitose dialect of Ainu, transcribed texts and wrote an outline grammar. Since then I have been comparing Ainu grammatical structures with those of other world’s languages in order to increase the rigor and clarity of our understanding of Ainu syntax, and to set it in the perspective that linguistic typology provides for analyzing the extremely varied languages of the world. My goal is to open up the great significance of Ainu to linguistics by laying out the many rare or unique features that its grammar exhibits.
My recent research focuses on grammatical change in Ainu induced by contact with Japanese, an issue which has not been addressed in previous research. Notwithstanding the profound structural dissimilarities between Ainu and Japanese, there remains a striking residue of similarities between the two languages, extending to intertranslability of some analytic grammatical constructions. These facts are suggestive of convergence under contact.
The foundation of my work on Ainu rests on the research and guidance of the foremost specialists in Japan, in particular my postdoctoral host researcher Prof. Hiroshi Nakagawa and my PhD supervisor Prof. Tomomi Satoo, who introduced me to actual Ainu fieldwork. Japanese researchers engaged in the extensive language documentation of Ainu fifty years before language documentation emerged as a separate field in the West.
As a Ph.D student I conducted extensive fieldwork with one of the last speakers of an undescribed Chitose dialect of Ainu, transcribed texts and wrote an outline grammar. Since then I have been comparing Ainu grammatical structures with those of other world’s languages in order to increase the rigor and clarity of our understanding of Ainu syntax, and to set it in the perspective that linguistic typology provides for analyzing the extremely varied languages of the world. My goal is to open up the great significance of Ainu to linguistics by laying out the many rare or unique features that its grammar exhibits.
My recent research focuses on grammatical change in Ainu induced by contact with Japanese, an issue which has not been addressed in previous research. Notwithstanding the profound structural dissimilarities between Ainu and Japanese, there remains a striking residue of similarities between the two languages, extending to intertranslability of some analytic grammatical constructions. These facts are suggestive of convergence under contact.
Research Interests
1Research Areas
1Research History
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Dec, 2007 - Mar, 2008
Education
4Committee Memberships
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Oct, 2018 - Jun, 2022
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Apr, 2010 - Dec, 2017
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Apr, 2010 - Dec, 2017
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Apr, 2008 - Dec, 2017
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Apr, 2008 - Dec, 2017
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Apr, 2006 - Dec, 2017
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Apr, 2006 - Dec, 2017
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Sep, 2005 - Dec, 2017
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Sep, 2005 - Dec, 2017
Awards
3Papers
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In Edward Vajda (ed.), The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia. Volume 1: Language Families. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter Mouton., The World of Linguistics Series, 10 541-632, Mar, 2024 Peer-reviewed
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In: Bugaeva, Anna (ed.) Handbook of the Ainu Language. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton., (Handbooks of Japanese Language and Linguistics 12) 515-548, Oct, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Voprosy Jazykoznanija, (2022, 5) 131-150, Oct, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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In: Bugaeva, Anna (ed.) Handbook of the Ainu Language. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton., (Handbooks of Japanese Language and Linguistics 12) 1-19, Oct, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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In: Bugaeva, Anna (ed.) Handbook of the Ainu Language. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton., (Handbooks of Japanese Language and Linguistics 12) 659-676, Oct, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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In: Bugaeva, Anna (ed.) Handbook of the Ainu Language. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton., (Handbooks of Japanese Language and Linguistics 12) 23-55, Oct, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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北方言語研究(Northern Language Studies), 12 211-244, Mar, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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アイヌ・先住民研究(Journal of Ainu and Indigenous Studies), 2 161-223, Mar, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics, 3(2) 171-216, Dec 21, 2021
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Proceedings of the International conference “CASES IN URALIC, ALTAIC AND PALEO-ASIATIC LANGUAGES”, Institute for Linguistic Studies, 21-23 October 2021, 45-49, Oct, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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Linguistic Typology, aop(1) aop-aop, Jun, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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LINGUISTICS, 59(3) 609-633, Apr, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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In: Janic, Katarzyna and Alena Witzlack-Makarevich (eds.) Antipassive Typology, diachrony, and related constructions (TSL 130). Amsterdam & Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 130 213-246, Mar, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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Proceedings of the International conference “Documentation of Languages and Dialects of Indigenous Peoples of Russia”, Institute for Linguistic Studies, 1(1) 12-14, Oct, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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Proceedings of the International conference “Documentation of Languages and Dialects of Indigenous Peoples of Russia”, Institute for Linguistic Studies, 1(1) 12-14, Oct, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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Lettre de la maison de la culture du Japon, 61(4) 3-4, Sep, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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北方言語研究 Northern Language Studies, (9) 67-93, Mar, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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In: Pardeshi, Prashant & Kageyama, Taro (eds.) Handbook of Japanese Contrastive Linguistics, De Gruyter Mouton, Series:Handbooks of Japanese L 247-272, Jan, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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In: M. Fortescue, M. Mithun, and N. Evans (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis, OUP, 882-905, Sep, 2017 Peer-reviewed
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In: Matsumoto, Yoshiko, Comrie, Bernard & Sells, Peter. Noun-Modifying Clause Constructions in Languages of Eurasia: Reshaping theoretical and geographical boundaries (TSL 116). John Benjamins, 205-252, Feb, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Misc.
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In: 菅野賢治 (ed.)『1939~41年リトアニアのユダヤ難民に関する基礎資料 Final Report on Jewish refugees in Lithuania 1939-41』 平成30年度~令和4年度科学研究費助成事業(学術研究助成基金助成金)国際共同研究加速基金(国際共同研究強化(B))「戦時期の日本ならびに上海に滞在したユダヤ難民のその後に関する越境的かつ多角的研究」課題番号18KK0031 研究成果報告書 最終報告, 356-391, Mar, 2023
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Northern Language Studies, (11) 181-212, Mar 20, 2021
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Journal of the Center for Northern Humanities, (14) 135-162, Mar, 2021
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Lettre de la maison de la culture du Japon, 61(4) 3-4, Sep, 2019
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東京外国語大学 国際日本学研究 報告I 2015年度国際シンポジウム国際日本研究 対話、交流、ダイナミクス Internationalizing Japan Studies: Dialogues, Interactions, Dynamics, 110-123, Mar, 2017
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(6) 33-76, Mar, 2014
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『日本語新発見―世界から見た日本語―』, 29-36, Jun, 2013
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In: T. Kurebito (ed.) Linguistic Typology of the North Vol.2, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Tokyo University of Foreign Studies., 2 1-18, Mar, 2011
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早稲田大学高等研究所紀要, 3(3) 73-81, Mar, 2011
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Endangered Languages Archive, SOAS, University of London. Available online at : https://elar.soas.ac.uk/Collection/MPI124799, Feb, 2011
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Endangered Languages Archive, SOAS, University of London. Available online at https://elar.soas.ac.uk/Collection/MPI124799, Feb, 2011
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Endangered Languages Archive, SOAS, University of London. Available online at : https://elar.soas.ac.uk/Collection/MPI124799, Feb, 2011
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In: 『「しまくとぅば」の未来―少数派の言語とその再活化―』 第32回南島文化市民講座、沖縄県立博物館・美術館講堂, 27-37, Nov, 2010
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University of Hawai?i at Manoa, 1st International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC). Available online at : http://hdl.handle.net/10125/5110, Mar, 2009
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津曲敏郎(編) 『環北太平洋の言語』 札幌:北海道大学, (14) 65-85, Mar, 2007
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In: 『千葉大学文学部ユーラシア言語文化論集』 .千葉:千葉大学, (9) 185-196, Oct, 2006
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Tokyo: Karinsya, Mar, 2004
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A Basic Topical Dictionary of Koryak-Chukchi Languages, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, v-xiv, Mar, 2004
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In: 宮岡伯人・遠藤史(編) 『環北太平洋の言語A2-044』.吹田:大阪学院大学, A2-044(9) 85-116, Mar, 2004
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Chukotka Studies, n.2, Tokyo: Chukotka Studies Committee Press, Mar, 2004
Books and Other Publications
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Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, Oct 24, 2022 (ISBN: 9781501510885)
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Tokyo: National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics. Available at https://ainu.ninjal.ac.jp/folklore/mobile/, Aug 30, 2021
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ПостНаука [PostNauka] https://postnauka.ru/longreads/155737, Feb 24, 2021
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国立国語研研究所、日本語版トップページ:http://ainucorpus.ninjal.ac.jp/, Feb 22, 2021
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NINJAL, English version top page: http://ainucorpus.ninjal.ac.jp/en/, Feb 22, 2021
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国立国語研研究所、日本語版トップページ:http://ainucorpus.ninjal.ac.jp/, Mar 15, 2020
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NINJAL, English version top page: http://ainucorpus.ninjal.ac.jp/en/, Mar 15, 2020
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国立国語研研究所、日本語版トップページ:http://ainucorpus.ninjal.ac.jp/, Mar 31, 2018
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NINJAL, English version top page: http://ainucorpus.ninjal.ac.jp/en/, Mar 31, 2018
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国立国語研研究所、日本語版トップページ:http://ainucorpus.ninjal.ac.jp/, Mar 23, 2016
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NINJAL, English HP: http://ainucorpus.ninjal.ac.jp/en/, Mar 23, 2016
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NINJAL, http://ainutopic.ninjal.ac.jp/en/, Mar 20, 2015
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北海道出版企画センター, Mar, 2015 (ISBN: 9784832815018)
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国立国語研究所 http://ainutopic.ninjal.ac.jp, Jan 25, 2015
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SOAS, University of London, Apr, 2010
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SOAS, University of London HP: https://www.elararchive.org/dk0107/, Mar 31, 2009
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Osaka Gakuin University Press, Apr, 2004 (ISBN: 4861591112)
Presentations
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Third Conference on the Endangered Languages of East Asia (CELEA3).Setting boundaries: how to (re-)draw the lines defining endangered languages., May 6, 2024
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Cornell University, Linguistics Colloquium, Nov 27, 2023
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Cornell University, in Linguistics 2224, Introduction to Language Endangerment and Revitalization Class, Nov 21, 2023
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Cornell University, East Asian Program, Nov 20, 2023
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令和五年度 専修大学日本語日本文学文化学会 秋季大会, Nov 2, 2023
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Cornell University, in Linguistics 2224, Introduction to Language Endangerment and Revitalization Class (Zoom)., Sep 26, 2023
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International Conference on Historical Linguistics 26, Sep 3, 2023
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ALT 14, Dec 15, 2022
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the 55th Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea, Aug 24, 2022
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ICHL25, Aug 1, 2022
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Nissan Seminar, University of Oxford, Mar 3, 2022
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The international conference “CASES IN URALIC, ALTAIC AND PALEO-ASIATIC LANGUAGES”, Oct 21, 2021
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54th Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE 54), Aug 30, 2021
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A data oriented workshop: The grammatical variation of reported speech across languages, Jan 14, 2021
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2020年度 ダイバーシティ研究環境実現イニシアティブ(牽引型)事業シンポジウム『フィールド言語学とフィールド言語学者のダイバーシティ』[The diversity of field linguistics and field linguists], Sep 22, 2020
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First Conference on the Endangered Languages of East Asia. Language obsolescence: the challenge for linguists and communities, Sep 2, 2020
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日本北方言語学会第2回大会, Nov 8, 2019
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International conference “Documentation of Languages and Dialects of Indigenous Peoples of Russia”, Oct 14, 2019
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The 13th Conference of the Association for Linguistic Typology, Sep 4, 2019
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the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) Summer Meeting, Jul 13, 2019
Teaching Experience
20Professional Memberships
4Works
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1997 - Present
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Sep, 2014
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Aug, 1998
Research Projects
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International Joint Research Projects, 2010 - 2013
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2009 - 2012
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2009 - 2012
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International Joint Research Projects, 2009 - 2011
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International Joint Research Projects, 2007 - 2009
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2006 - 2009
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SCF System for Establishment and Support of Center's of Excellence, 2007 - 2008
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2005 - 2007
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2005 - 2006
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2001 - 2002