Hiroyuki Akitani
秋谷 裕幸
Born (1963-03-13) March 13, 1963
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapan
OccupationLinguist
Academic background
Alma materWaseda University
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
Sub-disciplineChinese dialectology

Hiroyuki Akitani (秋谷 裕幸 / あきたに ひろゆき, Akitani Hiroyuki, born on 13 March 1963[1]) is a Japanese linguist who specializes in Chinese dialectology and phonology.[2]

Early life and education

Hiroyuki Akitani was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on 13 March 1963. He graduated from the Department of Literature at Waseda University in 1985. In 1988, he graduated from the Department of Literary Studies at Waseda University in 1988, and was promoted to the Department of Humanities Studies at Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1993.

Career

Akitani has been teaching at the Faculty of Law and Letters of Ehime University since 1996. He is currently serving as the director of the Japanese Chinese Language Society and is also the chairman of the Academic Outlook Editorial Committee.[2]

Research

Hiroyuki Akitani mainly studies the history of Chinese phonology and vocabulary.[1] He has performed research on Sinitic languages such as Min Chinese (in Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Taiwan, etc.), Minxi (闽西, western Fujian) Hakka, Zhenan (浙南, southern Zhejiang) Wu, the Guanzhong dialect (关中片) and Fenhe dialect (汾河片) of Zhongyuan Mandarin,[3] and the Lüliang dialect (晋语吕梁片) of Jin Chinese.

Since 1988, he has researched Eastern Min[4] and Northern Min.[5]

Awards and recognition

  • Li Fang-Kuei's Linguistic Essay Excellence Award, 2008
  • Mishima kaiun Memorial Foundation Academic Award, 2005

References

  1. 1 2 书与人·第三期 | 日本人研究闽东方言. Shanghai Education Press Language and Text Publishing Center. 2020-09-08. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. 1 2 秋谷 裕幸 (Hiroyuki Akitani) - マイポータル - researchmap. researchmap.jp. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  3. ↑ Akitani, Hiroyuki (2017). 中原官话汾河片音韵史研究. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-16.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Akitani, Hiroyuki (2010). 闽东区福宁片四县市方言音韵研究 (in Chinese). Fujian People's Publishing House. p. 58. ISBN 978-7-211-06148-8. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  5. ↑ Akitani, Hiroyuki 秋谷裕幸. 2008. Minbeiqu sanxianshi fangyan yanjiu 閩北區三縣市方言研究. Taipei: Academia Sinica. ISBN 9789860157451
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