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  • Kamishibai in dialect : aiming to inherit the endangered Hachijo-jima dialekt
    Miki, Yosuke
    This paper aims to discuss the approach for using an oral discourse database for the preservation and succession activities of an endangered language. The Hachijo dialects were designated as a ... "language in danger of extinction" by UNESCO in 2009. Only a few people can speak the traditional Hachijo dialects, but the natural conversation recordings collected to preserve the language are insufficient to conserve the former system of the language. Therefore, we created revised texts of the transcripts after consulting about and examining the natural conversation transcripts with native speakers. In the re-recording of the revised texts, in order to eliminate unnaturalness to the extent possible, folk tales were chosen as the subject material, and the style of "storytelling" was adopted. In addition to uploading a video in which the speaker performed a kamishibai online, I created a PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt) Kamishibai, and made it available for downloading and use. Not only can learners watch and learn from the video, but they can also perform a kamishibai in Hachijo dialects by downloading the PPT file. The text in the kamishibai is authentic in the contexts in which it is used and is linguistically accurate. When a new performer talks about it, the language is inherited, albeit partially. A kamishibai can contribute to the preservation and inheritance of Hachijo dialects.
    Source: Amfiteater : revija za teorijo scenskih umetnosti. - ISSN 1855-4539 (Letn. 7, št. 1, 2019, str. 84-99)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 2019
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 4863323

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