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Kurabe Keita

クラベ ケイタ | Kurabe Keita
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Research field  (2): Linguistics ,  Local studies
Research keywords  (7): Linguistics ,  Tibeto-Burman ,  Language documentation ,  Phonology ,  Language contact ,  Linguistic typology ,  Myanmar
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (30):
  • 2024 - 2028 Research on the Resource Development of Jinghpaw Orature Materials
  • 2024 - 2027 Phonetic typology from cross-linguistic perspectives (Phase 2)
  • 2022 - 2027 Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa
  • 2023 - 2026 Research based on Dr. Shigeru Tsuchida’s data on Formosan languages
  • 2022 - 2026 Morphology and syntax of Narrative
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Papers (56):
  • Keita Kurabe, Seunghun J. Lee. Phonetics of aspirated and tense fricatives in Jinghpaw and Burmese. In Seunghun J. Lee, Daisuke Shinagawa, and Keita Kurabe (eds.) Crossroads for Phonetic Typology. 2024. 53-67
  • Randy J. LaPolla, Keita Kurabe. Manifestations of Jinghpaw influence among Rawang speakers. Asian Languages and Linguistics. 2024. 4. 2. 273-290
  • Keita Kurabe. Jinghpaw loanword typology: Is the Jinghpaw lexicon conservative or innovative?. Asian Languages and Linguistics. 2024. 4. 2. 119-135
  • Keita Kurabe. The origin of the Manau dance: A folktale text in Jinghpaw. In Masaki Nohara and Takumi Ikeda (eds.) Grammatical Phenomena of Sino-Tibetan Languages 6: Typology and Historical Change. 2024. 55-65
  • Keita Kurabe, Shiho Ebihara, Kazue Iwasa, Satoko Shirai, Hiroyuki Suzuki. System of 'sibling' terms in Tibeto-Burman. In Chitsuko Fukushima, Satoko Shirai, Mika Fukazawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Mitsuaki Endo (eds.) Linguistic Atlas of Asia and Africa 3. 2023. 28-31
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MISC (29):
  • Seunghun J. Lee, Daisuke Shinagawa, Keita Kurabe. Introduction: The Phonetic Typology (PhonTyp) Project. In Seunghun J. Lee, Daisuke Shinagawa, and Keita Kurabe (eds.) Crossroads for Phonetic Typology. 2024. 1-5
  • Seunghun Lee, Kunzang Namgyal, Keita Kurabe. A basic vocabulary of Drenjongke. Journal of Kijutsuken (Descriptive Linguistics Study Group). 2024. 17. 71-158
  • Keita Kurabe. The "Flower-Blooming Old Man" in Myanmar: A Folktale Text in Jinghpaw. Journal of Kijutsuken (Descriptive Linguistics Study Group). 2024. 16. 17-35
  • Keita Kurabe. The "Monkey-Crab Battle" in Myanmar: A Folktale Text in Jinghpaw. Journal of Kijutsuken (Descriptive Linguistics Study Group). 2024. 16. 1-15
  • Satoko Shirai, Keita Kurabe, Shiho Ebihara, Kazue Iwasa, Hiroyuki Suzuki. Numeral systems in Tibeto-Burman. In Chitsuko Fukushima, Satoko Shirai, Mika Fukazawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Mitsuaki Endo (eds.) Linguistic Atlas of Asia and Africa 3. 2023. 172-176
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Books (8):
  • Crossroads for Phonetic Typology
    ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 2024
  • Linguistic Atlas of Asia
    Hituzi Syobo Publishing 2021
  • A dictionary of Jinghpaw usage
    ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 2020
  • Jinghpaw reader
    ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 2020
  • An introduction to Jinghpaw grammar
    ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 2020
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Lectures and oral presentations  (147):
  • Event cancellation in Jinghpaw
    (Theoretical Linguistic at Keio: Myanmar Linguistics, The State of the Art 2 2024)
  • The Kachin Language and the Languages of the World
    (Kachin Christian Peace Church Lecture 2024)
  • Collaborative Grassroots Efforts for Cultural Empowerment: Lessons from the Kachin Community in Northern Myanmar
    (WUN Webinar Series: Reducing indigenous inequalities: Contextualizing strategies and policies for achieving community empowerment in different global regions 2024)
  • Overview of the PhonTyp, phase 2
    (ILCAA Joint Research Project "Phonetic typology from cross-linguistic perspectives" The 1st meeting 2024)
  • Towards Revitalization of Kachin Oral Literature
    (Ethnic Education in Myanmar Conference 2024 2024)
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Works (14):
  • Kachin Folktale Series 2
    Keita Kurabe, Shawanang, Kachin Orature Project 2024 - 現在
  • Kachin Folktale Series 1
    Keita Kurabe, Shawanang, Kachin Orature Project 2023 - 現在
  • Animated videos of Kachin folktales (KK3)
    Keita Kurabe 2023 - 現在
  • Kachin folktales (YouTube channel)
    Keita Kurabe 2020 - 現在
  • Kachin culture and history told in Jinghpaw (KK2)
    Keita Kurabe 2020 - 現在
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Professional career (2):
  • Doctor of Literature (Kyoto University)
  • Master of Literature (Kyoto University)
Work history (15):
  • 2022/10 - 現在 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies TUFS Field Science Commons
  • 2022/04 - 現在 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Associate professor
  • 2021/10 - 現在 Osaka University School of Foreign Studies Part-time Lecturer
  • 2018/04 - 現在 Institute of Language Research, TUFS Staff member
  • 2022/04 - 2022/09 Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters Part-time Lecturer
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Committee career (14):
  • 2024/04 - 現在 Journal of the Institute of Language Research, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Editorial board member
  • 2023/04 - 現在 Journal of Asian and African Studies Editorial Committee
  • 2021/04 - 現在 Geolinguistic Society of Japan Management Committee, Website
  • 2020/11 - 現在 Language Documentation & Conservation Editorial board member
  • 2018/04 - 現在 Asian and African Languages and Linguistics Editorial board member
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Awards (3):
  • 2019/11 - The Linguistic Society of Japan The Best Paper Award of LSJ (2019) "Deaspiration and the laryngeal specification of fricatives in Jinghpaw"
  • 2018/11 - The Linguistic Society of Japan The 156th LSJ Meeting Presentation Awards "The syllabicity of the word-initial nasal in Jinghpaw"
  • 2013/11 - The Linguistic Society of Japan The 146th LSJ Meeting Presentation Awards "On the tone of the syllabic nasal in Jinghpaw"
Association Membership(s) (11):
North East Indian Linguistics Society ,  Burma Studies Group ,  Southeast Asian Linguistics Society ,  Australian Linguistic Society ,  ゾミア研究会 ,  言語記述研究会 ,  チベット=ビルマ言語学研究会 ,  日本言語類型論学会 ,  Phonetic Society of Japan ,  Linguistic Society of Japan ,  Geolinguistic Society of Japan
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