2022 Volume 18 Issue 3 Pages 18-34
The following conclusions about type I notation in Kada no Azumamaro's accent materials were drawn from reconsidering previous research (Kawakami 2009) and analyzing the materials: (1) jōshō denotes high-beginning without a kernel, hyōshō denotes high-beginning with a kernel, and kyoshō denotes low-beginning (Kawakami 2009); however, that should be revised as follows, after comparing with the accent materials written in the type II notation: jōshō denotes high-beginning except the H1 pattern, hyōshō denotes the H1 pattern, and kyoshō denotes low-beginning. (2) Kada no Azumamaro's accent materials written in the type I notation correspond considerably to ruibetsu-goi (accentually classified words). These are reliable sources that reflect the accent of the Kyoto dialect in the early modern period.
