MIYAMOTO Ritsuko

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Affiliation

Global Center for Higher Education 

Laboratory Address

Bld 1-N212 Faculty of International Resource Sciences, Akita University, Teagata Gakuen-machi 1-1

Laboratory Phone number

+81-18-889-2688

Mail Address

E-mail address

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • Linguistics

  • Afrcian Studies

  • Cross-cultural Communication

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Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

  • 1978.04
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    1982.03

    Tohoku University   Faculty of Literature   English Linguistics   Graduated

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • 1986.04
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    1987.08

    Tohoku University  Graduate School, Division of Letters  English Literature, English Linguistics and Linguistics  Doctor's Course  Unfinished Course

  • 1986.04
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    1987.08

    Tohoku University  Graduate School, Division of Letters  English Literature, English Linguistics and Linguistics  Doctor's Course  Unfinished Course

  • 1982.04
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    1986.03

    Tohoku University  Graduate School, Division of Letters  English Literature, English Linguistics and Linguistics  Master's Course  Completed

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Studying abroad experiences 【 display / non-display 】

  • 1984.09
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    1985.09

    Sokoto University, Nigeria   visiting researcher

  • 1983.09
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    1984.06

    Graduate School, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA   graduate student

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Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2024.11
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    Now

    Akita University   Global Center for Higher Education   Specially-appointed Professor  

  • 2024.04
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    2024.10

    Akita University   Global Center for Higher Education   Distinguished Professor  

  • 2016.04
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    2024.03

    Akita University   Graduate School of International Resource Sciences   Professor  

  • 2014.04
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    2016.03

    Akita University   Faculty of International Resource Sciences   Department of International Resource Sciences   Professor  

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Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2007.04
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    Now
     

    Japan

     

    The Japan Society for Intentional Development

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Others / Others  / 異文化コミュニケーション

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Area studies

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Japanese language education

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Cultural anthropology and folklore

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics

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Research Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • A study of dynamics of the East African Deaf community-through the description of the prototype sign language-

    (not selected)  

    Periods of research：

    2018.04
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    Now

    Contents of Research Career

    In 2018 and 2019, (1) individual linguistic description of sign languages of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzanian (2) comparative study of how similar and different sign languages in East Africa are to each other (contrastive linguistics) were carried out, and reported at the 2020 conference of Japan Association of African Society. In 2020 and 2021, due to the effects of COVID 19, language data collection and interviews could not be conducted sufficiently.

    Classification of research form：Collaboration within Japan

    Summary at research subject

    The study focuses on the phenomenon of sign language contact in the Deaf community in East Africa: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. We try to clarify the dynamism of the Deaf community through education and economic activities by exploring whether there is a proto-sign language that is common to East African sign language.

    Description of SDGs activity：Studying the history of Deaf sign language in East Africa reveals the history of education that the Deaf community has received. This research contributes to the education of linguistic minorities.

  • A Study of Retention and Change of Nativity in Sign Language Contacts

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research  

    Periods of research：

    2011.04
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    Now

    Classification of research form：Collaboration within Japan

  • Supporting Human Resource Development in Africa and Asia Based on Sign Language Research in Japan

    The Other Research Programs  

    Periods of research：

    2009.11
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    2011.10

    Classification of research form：Collaboration within Japan

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Research Achievements 【 display / non-display 】

    ◆Original paper【 display / non-display 】

  • 'Is Kenyan Sign Language a sister language of ASL?- An analysis of language nativity through comparison between KSL and ASL’

    Miyamoto Ritsuko, Soya Mori

    『手話学研究　第24号』日本手話学会   ( 24 ) 17 - 30   2015.12

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

    アメリカ手話（ASL）の亜種ではないかとされてきたケニア手話(KSL)の構造を詳しく分析し、独立した言語であることを証明した。

    DOI

  • The Suba People

    MIYAMOTO Ritsuko

    The Gengo   35 ( 8 ) 84 - 87   2006.08  [Refereed]  [Invited]

    Research paper (journal)   Single author

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Disability and Development in Africa

    Mori Soya, Kobayashi Masayuki, Nishi Makoto, Miyamoto Ritsuko, Toda Mikako, Kamei Nobutaka, Makiho Kumiko

    Institute of Developing Economics, JETRO  2016.02 ISBN: 978-4-258-04622-5

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)

    Project Year： 2018.04  -  Now 

  • A Study of Retention and Change of Nativity in Sign Language Contacts

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)

    Project Year： 2011.04  -  2016.03 

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)

    Project Year： 2006.04  -  2010.03 

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)

    Project Year： 2000.04  -  2004.03 

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)

    Project Year： 1999.04  -  2002.03 

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • History of Deaf Education and Sign Language in Tanzania

    Miyamoto Ritsuko

    Research meeting on Study of sign language as a social capital resource in the deaf society of developing countries  (online)  2021.11  -  2021.11  Instituted of Developing Economies, JETRO

    An overview of the history of deaf education and sign language in Tanzania.

  • Forum 2: New Perspectives of African linguistics-sign languages

    Miyamoto Ritsuko

    Japan Association for African Studies, 57th Annual Meeting  (originally planed at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies but changed to online)  2020.05  -  2020.05  Japan Association for African Studies

    I reported on the sociolinguistic situation of Tanzanian Sign Language (TSL) in East Africa Tanzania.

  • ケニア手話の言語構造分析序論

    森壮也、宮本律子、Nickson Kakiri

    日本手話学会第36回大会  (慶應義塾大学日吉キャンパス来往舎)  2010.10  -  2010.10  日本手話学会

    ケニア手話の基本的言語構造に関する初期報告

  • How do Deaf women in Kenya view empowerment by education?’

    Miyamoto Ritsuko & Nickson Kakiri

    The 15th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf.  (Madrid, Spain.)  2007.07  -  2007.07  World Federation of the Deaf

    聴覚障害者に対する偏見と女子教育に対する無理解とで、二重のハンデを背負っているケニアのろうの女性たちが、教育によってどのように社会進出を果たして きたかを明らかにした。

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Academic Activity 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2015.04
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    2017.03

    Vice President

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