Gathering and Making a Data Base of Research Materials on Modern Okinawan Literature

在两年的研究期间，我们收集并制作了一个日本和冲绳诗歌的数据库（Tanka，Ryuka），出现在两份报纸上;明治、大正时期的冲绳每日新闻与琉球新报（1898-1918），利用为这个项目购买的几台计算机。在数据库的过程中，我们试图建立数据，以便可以从各个方面检索信息;（1）文本（2）作者（3）学校（4）标题（5）主题（自发的和预先给定的）（6）编辑者（7）评价（8）日期（9）报纸（10）出现的日期（11）报纸的发行数量（12）专栏的标题（13）增刊。（包括短卡和龙卡）出现在冲绳每日新闻和琉球新报如下;短卡（冲绳每日新闻-7016，琉球新报-17921，总数-24937），龙卡（冲绳每日新闻-9781，琉球新报-5352，总数。15133），盛大totaL 40070.在龙卡的情况下，在明治时期（1868年之前）之前创作的传统诗歌数量为5000首，是上述数量的三倍。分析这些数据将是我们下一个项目的主题。把这些数据输入我们的计算机，现在就可以对唐卡进行比较研究了。（日本传统的31音节诗，格式为5-7-5-7-7）和ryuka（冲绳语传统30音节诗，格式为8-8-8-6），并对明治以前创作的“古典流歌”与明治前后创作的“明治流歌”进行了比较研究。通过编制由175，000个单词组成的“明治ryuka”索引，现在可以对“古典ryuka”和“明治ryuka”中的不同表达进行仔细研究。

During the two years of research period, we gathered and made a data base of Japanese and Okinawan poetry (Tanka, Ryuka), which appeared in the two newspapers ; Okinawa Mainichi Shimbun and the Ryukyu Shimpo, during the Meiji and Taisyo Period (1898-1918), utilizing several computers purchased for this project.In the process of databanking, We tried to set up the data so that the information could be retrieved from various aspects ; (1) texts (2) authors (3) schools (4) titles (5) themes (both spontaneous and given in advance) (6) compilers (7) evaluation (8) dates (9) newspapers (10) dates of appearance (11) issue numbers of the newspaper (12) titles of the columns (13) supplements.The number of poems (both tanka and ryuka) appeared in Okinawa Mainichi Shimbun and the Ryukyu Shimpo is as follows ; Tanka (Okinawa MainiChi Shimbun-7016, the Ryukyu Shimpo-17921, total-24937), Ryuka (OkinaWa Mainichi Shimbun-9781, the Ryukyu Shimpo-5352, total. 15133), the grand totaL40070. In case of ryuka, the number of traditional poems composed prior to the Meiji period (before 1868) Was 5000, Which triples the number indicated above. Analysis of these figures will be the subject of our next project.With these data put in our Computers, it iS now possible to work on a comparative study of tanka (traditional japanese 31-syllable poem in the pattern of 5-7-5-7-7) and ryuka (traditional Okinawan 30-syllable poem in the pattern of 8-8-8-6 written in Okinawan language), and also comparative study of "classical ryuka" composed prior to the Meiji period and "Meiji ryuka" composed during and after the Meiji period. By compiling an index consisting of 175,000 Words on "Meiji ryuka", it is now possible to conduct a close research on different expressions in "classical ryuka" and "meiji ryuka".