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9. The Dialect Sample and the Corpus-Quantification Method

How does the grammar select and describe Hokkaido Ainu dialects, and what method does it use to quantify corpus frequencies?

この文法書は、北海道アイヌ語の方言をどのように選択・記述し、コーパスの頻度をどのような方法で定量化するのか。

Which Hokkaido dialects are sampled, how Sakhalin/Kuril contrast is framed, and exactly how the grammar computes and reports corpus frequencies.

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The Hokkaido dialect sample 1 claims ·9 sentences

Which Hokkaido Ainu dialects form the descriptive core of the grammar?

  1. Hattori and Chiri (1960) conducted a basic-vocabulary survey covering 200 items elicited from speakers representing nineteen distinct localities across Hokkaido and Sakhalin.
    服部四郎・知里真志保(1960)は、北海道および樺太の計19地点の話者から基礎語彙200項目を収集する調査を行った。
    other ainu specific
    asserts nakagawa2024

Dialect classification and the isogloss basis 1 claims ·10 sentences

How are Hokkaido Ainu dialects classified based on lexicostatistic and dialectometric studies?

  1. Clear and reliable isoglosses cannot be established between Ainu dialects because investigations have necessarily relied on only one or two speakers per locality.
    アイヌ語の方言調査は必然的に各地点1〜2名の話者に依存してきたため、方言間に明確で信頼できる等語線を引くことは不可能である。
    analysis ainu all
    asserts refsing1986

Sakhalin and Kuril Ainu as external contrast 6 sentences

How are Sakhalin and Kuril Ainu used as external contrast points in the grammar?

The attested text corpus 14 sentences

What is the size and composition of the attested text corpus used for examples?

Corpus-frequency methodology 11 sentences

What unit of count and search method does the grammar use for frequency claims?

Attribution: the original-source rule 8 sentences

How does the grammar attribute each attested example to its original source?

Evidence grading 7 sentences

What evidence grading system does the grammar use for descriptive claims?

Community observations from the aynu-corpora archive 4 sentences

Under what conditions does the grammar incorporate community observations from the aynu-corpora archive?