Shinmura Izuru Prize


The Shinmura Izuru Prize is an award presented by the Shinmura Izuru Foundation for contributions to linguistics. The prize has been awarded since 1982 and is named after Shinmura Izuru, known for his many contributions to Japanese linguistics and lexicography.

List of recipients

  1. 1982
  2. * The Uralic Society of Japan: for their contributions in their journal Uralica vol. 5
  3. * Research Group for Historical Japanese Lexicology : For contributions in their publication Studies in Historical Japanese Lexicology Nos. 2 and 3.
  4. 1983
  5. * Hōbōgirin Research Institute : For their contribution in Hōbōgirin, an encyclopedia of Buddhism.
  6. 1984
  7. * Harumichi Ishizuka: Zushoryō Manuscripts, Nihon Syoki: Research Part
  8. * Junichi Endō: Critical Study on Fables of Aesop I, II
  9. 1985
  10. * Yukihiro Yamaguchi: Comprehensive study of a dialect in Arai, Shizuoka, Japan
  11. * Yoshiki Yamaguchi: On Establishment of Old Japanese Syntax and Morphology
  12. 1986
  13. * Akira Minegishi: Linguistic Study of Records of Heian Period
  14. 1987
  15. * Yorio Ōtaka: Marie de France : Oeuvres complètes
  16. * Kazuo Takeuchi: A Turkish-Japanese Dictionary
  17. * Studies in Japanese of Kamakura era : Studies in Language of Kamakura Vol. 1-10
  18. 1988
  19. * Konshi Fukuda: Dictionary of Literary Manchu
  20. 1989
  21. * Haruo Aoki: For a transliteration and a translation of Nez Perce folklore
  22. 1990
  23. * Dialectological Circle of Japan : The course of Study of Japanese Dialects: Festschrift for the centenary of a birth of Misao Tōjō. Study part, bibliography part.
  24. 1991
  25. * Kazue Akinaga: Studies on Glossed Texts in Kokin Wakashū
  26. * Kazuhiko Yoshida: The Hittite Mediopassive Endings in -ri
  27. 1992
  28. * Yoshio Mase: History of Nagano Prefecture, "Dialect" Part
  29. 1993
  30. * Masayoshi Matsuda, Kanichi Itoi, Kōichirō Hidaka: Changes in Environment of Dialect Use, 1955 and 1985
  31. 1994
  32. * Motoki Nakajima: Modern Kantonese Dictionary
  33. 1995
  34. * Kenji Sakai: A Variorum Edition of Kōyō Gunkan
  35. * Tsuguhito Takeuchi: Old Tibetan Contracts from Central Asia
  36. 1996
  37. * Kenjirō Soeda: Issues on History of Japanese Accent
  38. 1997
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  40. 1998
  41. * Akihiko Yonekawa: Japanese-Japanese Sign Language Dictionary
  42. * Masato Hachiya: Word Formational Studies of Japanese Reduplicated Words
  43. * Fuminori Sakono: A Philological Study of Japanese Dialect
  44. 1999
  45. * Katsuaki Numoto: Historical Studies on Japanese Hanzi Reading: Its Structure and Written Forms
  46. * Kiyoshi Matsuda: Philological Study on Western Learning in Japan
  47. 2000
  48. * Yasuko Yamaguchi: Stylistic Study of Konjaku Monogatarishū: Written Narrative
  49. 2001
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  51. 2002
  52. * Toshiaki Muroyama: Meaning and Yoko Society Structuring: View from Lexicons of Words of Tendency in Dialects
  53. * Chigusa Kobayashi: Studies of Japanese Expressions in the Middle Ages Used in the Shōmono, Kyōgen, and Christian Writings
  54. 2003
  55. * Shigehiro Katō: A Pragmatic Study of Modification Structure in Japanese
  56. 2004
  57. * Takashi Kobayashi: Methods of Dialectological Studies in the History of Japanese Language
  58. 2005
  59. * Onore Watanabe: A Morphological Description of Sliammon, Mainland Comox Salish with a Sketch of Syntax
  60. * Yōko Yumoto: Meaning and Syntax of Complex Verb and Derivative Verb
  61. 2006
  62. * Shingo Yamamoto: A Stylistic Study of Hyōbyaku and Gammon of Heian and Kamakura Eras
  63. * Satoshi Kinsui: A History of Existential Expressions in Japanese
  64. 2007
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  66. 2008
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  68. 2009
  69. * Isamu Sasaki: Studies in the Kan'on of the Heian and Kamakura Eras
  70. 2010
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  72. 2011
  73. * Kazuaki Ueno: Studies in the Early Modern Kyoto dialect Through Heikyoku Notes
  74. * Rika Miyai and Makiko Motoi: Kinzōron: A Text and Commentary
  75. 2012
  76. * Masato Kobayashi: Texts and Grammar of Malto
  77. 2013
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  79. 2014
  80. *Mayumi Kudo
  81. 2015
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  83. 2016
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  85. 2017
  86. *Emiko Hayatsu: Causative Sentences in Modern Japanese