About Hiroyuki Akitani
Born 1963. Hiroyuki Akitani is a linguist.
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Research Hiroyuki Akitani mainly studies the history of Chinese phonology and vocabulary. 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, and the Lüliang dialect (晋语吕梁片) of Jin Chinese.
Since 1988, he has researched Eastern Min and Northern Min.
Awards and recognition Li Fang-Kuei's Linguistic Essay Excellence Award, 2008 Mishima kaiun Memorial Foundation Academic Award, 2005
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Hiroyuki Akitani was born on 13 March 1963 in Kanagawa Prefecture.
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