Yukinori Takubo
(田窪 行則)Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Professor Emeritus, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
- (Concurrent)Invited professor
- Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
- Degree
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Litt. D.(Mar, 2006, Kyoto University)
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 201101026190512300
- researchmap Member ID
- B000004448
- External link
Yukinori Takubo served as the Director-General of the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL) from October 2017 to March 2023, and currently holds the position of Professor Emeritus at NINJAL and Kyoto University. He is also an invited professor at NINJAL. He received his D. Lit. in linguistics from Kyoto University.
Takubo's research interests include generative syntax, pragmatics, discourse management theory, Mental Spaces, formal semantics, and the description and documentation of Ryukyuan languages, sister languages of Japanese. His academic publications have appeared in various journals, including Gengo Kenkyu, Journal of the Linguistic Society of Japan, Journal of Japanese Linguistics, and Journal of Pragmatics. He has authored and co-authored many books, book series, and special issues of journals, such as the Theory and Practice of Language Faculty Science (Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2020), Minami Ryukyu Miyako Ikema Hoogen Ziten (Dictionary of Ikema, a variety of Miyako Ryukyuan) (Tachikawa: NINJAL, 2022), Handbook of Japanese Semantics and Pragmatics (Boston/Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton), Nihongo no Kozo: Suiron to Chisikikanri (Structure of Japanese: Inference and Knowledge Management) (Tokyo: Kurosio Publishers), Kiso Nihongo Bunpou (Essential Japanese Grammar) (Tokyo: Kurosio Publishers), Shijishi (Demonstratives) (Tokyo: Kurosio Publishers), Iwanami Series of Language Sciences, Gengo Kenkyu, and Journal of Semantics.
Takubo was editor-in-chief of Gengo Kenkyu, Journal of the Linguistic Society of Japan, and served as vice president of Japan Cognitive Science Science Society and as the President of the Linguistic Society of Japan.
Before his current position, Takubo was a full-time visiting lecturer at Dongguk University in Korea, associate professor at Kobe University, professor at Kyushu University, and professor at Kyoto University. He has also taught at the LSA Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Residence at Carleton College.
Takubo is currently constructing a web-based museum for the documentation of endangered languages in Ryukyu, and a prototype of this museum can be accessed at www.kikigengo.jp.
Research Interests
21Research Areas
3Research History
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Apr, 2023 - Present
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Apr, 2023 - Present
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Apr, 2016 - Present
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Oct, 2017 - Mar, 2023
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Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2021
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Oct, 2000 - Mar, 2016
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Oct, 2014 - Sep, 2015
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Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2014
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Mar, 2007 - Jun, 2007
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Jun, 2001 - Aug, 2001
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Apr, 1996 - Sep, 2000
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Apr, 1991 - Mar, 1996
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Apr, 1991 - Mar, 1996
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Apr, 1984 - Mar, 1991
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Apr, 1984 - Mar, 1991
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Apr, 1980 - Feb, 1982
Papers
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GENGO KENKYU (Journal of the Linguistic Society of Japan), 1-39, Nov, 2021 Peer-reviewedInvitedCorresponding author
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Studies in Asian Historical Linguistics, Philology and Beyond, 65-79, May 20, 2021 Peer-reviewedInvitedCorresponding author
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嶋田珠巳・鍛冶広真編 『時間と言語』, 40-58, Jan, 2021 InvitedCorresponding author
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Handbook of Japanese Semantics and Pragmatics, 687-732, Oct 12, 2020 Peer-reviewedInvitedCorresponding author
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Handbook of Japanese Semantics and Pragmatics, 451-494, Oct 12, 2020 Peer-reviewedInvitedCorresponding author
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Japanese/ Korean Linguistics, 26 249-260, Jul, 2020 Peer-reviewed
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Kotoba to mozi (Language and letters), (13) 102-110, Apr 1, 2020 Peer-reviewedInvited
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KLS Selected papers, (1) 220-225, Jun, 2019 Invited
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言語研究, (154) 1-27, Sep, 2018 Peer-reviewedInvited
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Tonal Change and Neutralization, 27(NA) 83-128, Mar 5, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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S. Fukuda, M.S. Kim, M-J Park, & H.M. Cook (Eds.), Japanese/Korean Linguistics Vol. 25. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press (CSLI publications), 25 23-34, Mar, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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The Digital Museum Project for the Documentation of Endangered Languages: The Case of Ikema RyukyuanStudies in Japanese and Korean Historical and Theoretical Linguistics and Beyond, NA(NA) 3-12, Dec 14, 2017 Peer-reviewedInvited
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In:Fujita, K. and Y. Nishimura (eds.) Nitiei taisyoo-bunpoo to goi heno toogooteki apurooti (Contrasting Japanese and English: An integrated approach toward syntax and lexicon) . Tokyo: Kaitakusya, 180-187, May, 2016 Invited
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In: Fujita, K. and Y. Nishimura (eds.) Nitiei taisyoo-bunpoo to goi heno toogooteki apurooti (Contrasting Japanese and English: An integrated approach toward syntax and lexicon) . Tokyo: Kaitakusya, 34-47, May, 2016 Invited
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2 1-60, Mar, 2016
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1 1-21, 2015
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Journal of Japanese Grammar, 12(2) 65-77, Sep, 2012 Peer-reviewedInvited
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Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan, 16(1) 134-148, 2012 Peer-reviewed
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Studies in the Japanese Language, 7(4) 119-134, Oct, 2011 Peer-reviewedInvited
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日本語学, 30(11) 68-75, Sep, 2011 Invited
Misc.
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The Theory and Practice of Language Faculty Science, VII-XII, Oct 24, 2022
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ユリイカ, 54(10) 69-76, Aug 1, 2022 InvitedCorresponding author
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人工知能, 314-315, Dec, 2019 InvitedCorresponding author
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59(11) 964-965, Oct 15, 2018
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『日本語学大辞典』, 304-306, Oct, 2018 Peer-reviewedInvitedCorresponding author
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文部科学教育通信, (436) 4-9, May 28, 2018
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Intercultural communication review, 15(15) 7-17, 2017 InvitedCorresponding author
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言語研究 = Journal of the Linguistic Society of Japan, (144) 155-159, Sep, 2013
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平成22年度情報教育研究集会, Dec, 2010 Peer-reviewed
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日本語学研究事典, Jan, 2007 Corresponding author
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日本認知科学会大会発表論文集 = Annual meeting of the Japanese Cognitive Science Society, 23 8-11, Aug 2, 2006
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The Second Seoul International Conference on Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics, Jun, 2003
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言語研究, 2003(123) 1-4, 2003
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自然言語処理, 6(4) 1-2, 1999
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自然言語処理 = Journal of natural language processing, 5(4) 1-2, Oct 10, 1998
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大航海, (23) 90-105, Aug, 1998
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アエラムック 『日本語学のみかた』, Oct, 1997
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『月刊国語教育』, 17(6) 18-20, Aug, 1997 InvitedCorresponding author
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IPSJ SIG Notes, 1994(40) 15-22, May 20, 1994
Major Books and Other Publications
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De Gruyter Mouton, Oct 12, 2020 (ISBN: 9781614512882) Peer-reviewed
Presentations
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言語教育情報研究科20周年記念企画, Nov 26, 2023 Invited
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ASIAN PERSPECTIVES ON FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS A Retirement Conference in Honor of Shoichi Iwasaki, Oct 21, 2023 Invited
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East Asian Linguistics Workshop Stanford University. Zoom meeting., May 27, 2023, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, School of Humanities and Sciences Invited
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言語処理学会29回年次大会, Mar 16, 2023 Invited
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NINJAL-UHM Linguistics Workshop 2023, Feb 17, 2023, Department of Linguistics, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Invited
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自閉スペクトラム症(ASD) における言語と共感機能 2022年8月11-12日 東北大 学・Zoom, Aug 11, 2022 Invited
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The 2021 International Roundtable Forum of Asian Languages, Mar 20, 2021 Invited
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東京外国語大学語学研究所講演会, Jan 30, 2020 Invited
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NINJAL-UHM Linguistics Workshop on Syntax-Semantics Interface, Language: Acquisition, and Naturalistic Data Analysis, Oct 13, 2019, NINJAL and UHM Invited
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.Linguistic Colloquium at EALL, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Jan 11, 2019, EALL, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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Seoul Linguistics Forum--Modality in Discourse, Dec 8, 2018 Invited
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Colloquium at Seoul Linguistics Forum, Dec 7, 2018 Invited
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Japanese/Korean Linguistics conference 26, Nov 30, 2018
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第5回方言サミット, Nov 24, 2018 Invited
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Colloquium talk at Center for Linguistic Research, College of Humanities, Seoul National University, Oct 25, 2018 Invited
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Colloquium talk at Center for Linguistic Research, College of Humanities, Seoul National University, Oct 24, 2018 Invited
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日本音声学会, Sep 16, 2018 Invited
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NINJAL International Symposium: Approaches to Endangered Languages in Japan and North-East Asia, Aug 8, 2018 Invited
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MINJAL mini lecture series, Jul 14, 2018, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics Invited
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156回日本言語学会, Jun 24, 2018
Teaching Experience
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Oct, 2015 - Mar, 2017
Research Projects
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科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(C), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2026
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2025
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科学研究費助成事業 挑戦的研究(萌芽), 挑戦的研究(萌芽), 日本学術振興会, Jul, 2021 - Mar, 2024
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2023
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科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(C), 基盤研究(C), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2022
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2021
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2021
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2021
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2017
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2016
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2016
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2016
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科学研究費補助金(基盤研究C), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2016
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科学研究費補助金(基盤研究B), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2016
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基盤研究B, 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2015
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京都大学学術情報メディアセンター コンテンツ作成共同研究, 京都大学, Sep, 2012 - Mar, 2013
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Apr, 2009 - Mar, 2013
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科学研究費助成事業 特別研究員奨励費, 特別研究員奨励費, 日本学術振興会, 2011 - 2013
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京都大学学術情報メディアセンター コンテンツ作成共同研究, 京都大学, Sep, 2011 - Mar, 2012
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科学研究費助成事業 特別研究員奨励費, 特別研究員奨励費, 日本学術振興会, 2011 - 2012
Committee Memberships
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Apr, 2021 - Present
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Apr, 2021 - Present
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Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2021
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Jul, 2013 - Jul, 2018
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Jul, 2013 - Jul, 2018
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Jul, 2008 - Jul, 2018
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2008 - Jul, 2018
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Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2018
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Jul, 2014 - Jun, 2016
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Apr, 2001 - Mar, 2013
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Apr, 2009 - Mar, 2012
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Apr, 2009 - Mar, 2011
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Apr, 1994 - Mar, 2009
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Jan, 2008 - Dec, 2008
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Jan, 2007 - Dec, 2008
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Apr, 2000 - Mar, 2003
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Apr, 1998 - Mar, 2002
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Apr, 1996 - Mar, 1998
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Apr, 1994 - Mar, 1996