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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of November 24, 2025.
- SHIRATA RIHITO
- Associate Professor
| Affiliation | Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Japanese Social Language Culture |
| Academic Degrees |
Kyoto University |
| Research Fields |
Humanities; Linguistics; Linguistics Humanities; Linguistics; Japanese linguistics |
| Research Keywords | Linguistics / Descriptive Linguistics / Field Linguistics / Language Documentation / Ryukyuan Languages / Amami Dialect / Kikai Dialect / Ryukyuan |
| Comments | My academic interests are in field-work-based descriptive studies of Ryukyuan languages, particularly those spoken in the northern part of the Amami Islands. |
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| Past media appearances |
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| Topic |
Literature |
| SDGs | |
| Educational Programs |
[Bachelor Degree Program] School of Education : Language and Culture Education : Program in Japanese Language and Culture Education [Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program |
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