Program Outline
Interregional comparison of languages and culture that are presumed to be related
The French Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales
(INALCO) is a world-renowned institute for research into Asian and African
languages and culture. In this project, research into Austronesian languages
spoken in broad areas of Asia and Africa will be advanced in conjunction
with the Institut’s Le Centre de recherche sur l’Océan Indien Occidental
et le Monde Austronésien (CROIMA). We would like to assimilate the Institute’s
stance on pursuing the path of multicultural coexistence through interregional
comparative research in languages and culture.
The University of Antananarivo, as well as carrying out advanced research
into Madagascan languages, which are classified as a group of Austronesian
languages, also has an immeasurable influence on the linguistic policy of
the government of Madagascar. Young researchers who have acquired the methodology
of area studies will be dispatched to this University to analyze the linguistic
usage and policy of the area from the viewpoint of interregional comparisons.