A Meiji-kori japán nyelv forrásai

The Japanese language was greatly influenced by changes of the society andpolitics under the Meiji 明治 Restoration. In this period three new sets oflanguage material became available: stenographic records, audio materialsand newspapers, as well as magazines. The Japanese stenography is basedon English stenography, and its actual implementation began from 1883. Thestenographic records are speeches, lectures, minutes and records of rakugo落語 and kōdan 講談. In the research of the history of Japanese language,stenographic records of rakugo, kōdan and speeches are often used. The rakugo and kōdan materials are large in extent, about 4000 items are known;however, the quantity of speeches and other stenographic records are unknown; therefore, a bibliographic research is necessary in this respect.