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Daikaku Kato is a Professor at the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences of Waseda University since 2024, with a Ph.D. in Literature (2016) from the same institution. He previously served as Professor at Atomi University (2021-2024), Associate Professor at Atomi University (2018-2020), and held academic roles at Tohoku Bunkyo Junior College and Yamagata Junior College.
- Education: Ph.D. in Literature, Waseda University (2016)
- Professional Memberships: The Phonetic Society of Japan, Japanese Association of the Sociolinguistic Sciences, Kunten Linguistic Society
Kato specializes in Japanese phonological history and Sino-Japanese pitch accent, focusing on how Chinese characters' tonal systems were adapted into Japanese phonology from ancient to early modern periods. His research integrates historical documents, databases, and comparative analysis of Kamakura period manuscripts.
Recent publications (2023-2025) examine melodic notation in historical texts, tonal variations in manuscripts like 延慶本平家物語, and cross-database studies of Sino-Japanese phonetics. His work reveals trends in accent system evolution and phonetic glosses in premodern Japanese-Chinese texts.
- Award: Konida Midori Publishing Culture Award (2017)
Kato teaches courses on Japanese language history and regional dialects, and has led social projects like the Minamiyamagata Dialect Survey. He directs the Database for Historical Sino-Japanese Readings (DHSJR) and contributes to linguistic education through community initiatives.