Datasets of “Texts of Tape-Recorded Conversations in Japanese Dialects”

Outline

The main body and audio files ofall 10 volumes of the Conversation Data of Dialects are available on this page.

The main body has been converted into PDF files that contain the unmodified images of the volumes and text files (text data) that contain the transcripts, while the audio data is provided in the form of digitized audio files (wav format).

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Click on the links below to view the PDF files and download the text and audio files.

• Main Body PDF: A PDF file that contains the images of the entire volume, linked to the Academic Repository of the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics.
• Text File: Text data of the transcripts and different sections of the volumes compressed in a zip file. These sections include notes, commentary, front cover, inner title page, publisher's note, directors & cooperators, table of contents, introduction, legends, and titles.
• Audio File: Audio data recorded on a cassette tape, converted into an audio file (wav format, 16 bit, 16 KHz), compressed in a zip file

• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 1) March 1978
  ＜Main Body PDF|7.62MB＞ ＜Text File|204KB＞ ＜Audio File|805MB＞
• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 2) March 1979
  ＜Main Body PDF|7.33MB＞ ＜Text File|192KB＞ ＜Audio File|525MB＞
• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 3) January 1980
  ＜Main Body PDF|8.8MB＞ ＜Text File|234KB＞ ＜Audio File|549MB＞
• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 4) January 1981
  ＜Main Body PDF|7.51MB＞ ＜Text File|219KB＞ ＜Audio File|547MB＞
• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 5) January 1981
  ＜Main Body PDF|7.38MB＞ ＜Text File|190KB＞ ＜Audio File|526MB＞
• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 6) January 1982
  ＜Main Body PDF|7.91MB＞ ＜Text File|131KB＞ ＜Audio File|447MB＞
• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 7) : Conversations between older and younger subjects September 1983
  ＜Main Body PDF|5.4MB＞ ＜Text File|139KB＞ ＜Audio File|406MB＞
• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 8) : Conversations between older and younger subjects March 1985
  ＜Main Body PDF|6.27MB＞ ＜Text File|146KB＞ ＜Audio File|907MB＞
• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 9) : Dialogues in set up scenarios January 1986
  ＜Main Body PDF|4.94MB＞ ＜Text File|161KB＞ ＜Audio File|342MB＞
• Texts of tape-recorded conversations in Japanese dialects (Volume 10) : Dialogues in set up scenarios June 1987
  ＜Main Body PDF|4.37MB＞ ＜Text File|150KB＞ ＜Audio File|988MB＞

The data of the Conversation Data of Dialects (text and audio files) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Regarding the creation of text data

The text data from the main body of the Conversation Data of Dialects has been created as part of the following research topics:

• Research theme of the First Laboratory, Linguistic Change Research Department, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, "Hougen Bunpou no Kijutsu to Sono Tsujiteki Kaishaku ni Kansuru Kisoteki Kenkyu (Fundamental Study Concerning the Description and Diachronic Interpretation of Dialect Grammar)" (FY1998-2002)
• Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Scientists (A) "Joken Hyogen ni Kansuru Taisho Hougengakuteki Kenkyu (Comparative Research of Conditional Expressions in Japanese Dialects)" (FY1998-1999, Theme No. 11710230) Principal Investigator: Harumi Mitsui
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (2) "Bunpou Taikei no Variation ni Kansuru Taisho Hougengakuteki Kenkyu (Comparative Research of Grammar System Variations of Japanese Dialects)" (FY1998-2001, Theme No. 10410097) Principal Investigator: Takuichiro Onishi
• A04 Japanese Team "Shometsu suru Hougen Bunpou/Hyougenhou no Kinkyu Chosa Kenkyu (Urgent Research on Vanishing Dialect Grammars and Expressions)," Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research in Priority Areas (A) "Kan-Taiheiyo no 'Shometsu ni Hinshita Gengo' ni Kansuru Kinkyu Chosa Kenkyu (The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim)" (FY2000-2002, Theme No. 12039224) Principal Investigator: Shinji Sanada
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (2) "Daitoshi ni Okeru Shometsu ni Hinshita Dentouteki Hougen no Kiroku to Database Sakusei (Recording Endangered Traditional Dialects in Large Cities and Building Electronic Databases)" (FY2001-2003, Theme No. 13610496) Principal Investigator: Harumi Mitsui