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Miyake was born in [[Aiea, Hawaii]] in 1971, and attended [[Punahou School]] in [[Honolulu]], graduating in 1989. He studied Japanese language and literature at [[University of California, Berkeley]], and then studied linguistics at the [[University of Hawaii at Manoa]], from where he obtained his doctorate in 1999, with a dissertation entitled ''The Phonology of Eighth Century Japanese Revisited: Another Reconstruction Based Upon Written Records''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = UHM Department of Linguistics Alumni | url = http://www.ling.hawaii.edu/alumni | accessdate = 2010-05-08 }}</ref><ref>[ |
Miyake was born in [[Aiea, Hawaii]] in 1971, and attended [[Punahou School]] in [[Honolulu]], graduating in 1989. He studied Japanese language and literature at [[University of California, Berkeley]], and then studied linguistics at the [[University of Hawaii at Manoa]], from where he obtained his doctorate in 1999, with a dissertation entitled ''The Phonology of Eighth Century Japanese Revisited: Another Reconstruction Based Upon Written Records''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = UHM Department of Linguistics Alumni | url = http://www.ling.hawaii.edu/alumni | accessdate = 2010-05-08 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/330569 "Doctoral Degrees Granted in Foreign Languages in the United States: 1999"].</ref> He is best known for his work on the phonetic reconstruction of [[Old Japanese]], but is also known for his work on the extinct [[Tangut language]]. |
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He is currently a research assistant in linguistics at the [[British Museum]]. His research concerns the decipherment of [[Pyu language (Burma)|Pyu]] inscriptions.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Beyond Boundaries: Religion, Region, Language and the State | url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/research_projects/all_current_projects/beyond_boundaries/assistants_and_collaborators.aspx | publisher=[[British Museum]] | accessdate=July 24, 2015 }}</ref> |
He is currently a research assistant in linguistics at the [[British Museum]]. His research concerns the decipherment of [[Pyu language (Burma)|Pyu]] inscriptions.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Beyond Boundaries: Religion, Region, Language and the State | url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/research_projects/all_current_projects/beyond_boundaries/assistants_and_collaborators.aspx | publisher=[[British Museum]] | accessdate=July 24, 2015 }}</ref> |
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Marc Hideo Miyake | |
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 Miyake at the British Museum with an Ogham stone, February 2015 | |
| Born | July 28, 1971 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Known for | Study of Old Japanese and Tangut language |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics |
| Institutions | British Museum |
| Doctoral advisor | Alexander Vovin |
Marc Hideo Miyake (Japanese name: 三宅 英雄 (Miyake Hideo); born July 28, 1971) is an American linguist, who specializes in historical linguistics, particularly the study of Old Japanese and Tangut.
Biography
Miyake was born in Aiea, Hawaii in 1971, and attended Punahou School in Honolulu, graduating in 1989. He studied Japanese language and literature at University of California, Berkeley, and then studied linguistics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, from where he obtained his doctorate in 1999, with a dissertation entitled The Phonology of Eighth Century Japanese Revisited: Another Reconstruction Based Upon Written Records.[1][2] He is best known for his work on the phonetic reconstruction of Old Japanese, but is also known for his work on the extinct Tangut language.
He is currently a research assistant in linguistics at the British Museum. His research concerns the decipherment of Pyu inscriptions.[3]
Works
- 2003. Old Japanese: A Phonetic Reconstruction. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-30575-6
- Miyake, Marc Hideo (2003). "Philological evidence for *e and *o in Pre-Old Japanese". Diachronica. 20 (1): 83–137. doi:10.1075/dia.20.1.06miy.
- 2006. "Kana's Korean origins"; in Françoise Bottéro & Redouane Djamouri (eds.), Ecriture chinoise : données, usages et représentations. ISBN 2-910216-08-X.
- 2012. "Complexity from Compression: a Sketch of Pre-Tangut". In Irina Popova (ed.), Тангуты в Центральной Азии: сборник статей в честь 80-летия проф. Е.И.Кычанова [Tanguts in Central Asia: a collection of articles marking the 80th anniversary of Prof. E. I. Kychanov] pp. 244–261. Moscow: Oriental Literature, 2012. ISBN 978-5-02-036505-6
References
- ^ "UHM Department of Linguistics Alumni". Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Doctoral Degrees Granted in Foreign Languages in the United States: 1999".
- ^ "Beyond Boundaries: Religion, Region, Language and the State". British Museum. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
External links
- Abode of Amritas (Miyake's linguistic blog)
- Miyake's presentation on Old Chinese A/B Distinction
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