15rh Article " Takarajima ; A Treasured Island Exogeneity, folkloeic identityand local branding."

Nur fatmawati
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Takarajima ; A Treasured Island Exogeneity, folkloeic identityand local branding.

Takarajima is the southernmost island of the sparsely populated  Tokara group of islands that stretches between the Amami islands, to the south, and Satsunan islands, to the north. Underlying his discussion is an unease about the impact of archaeology on the folkloric/popular histories of communities, especially when archaeological evidence and interpretation function to debunk or diminish prominent local beliefs in past events and myths of origin. Pointing to the manner in which contemporary popular culture. During our fieldwork we were unable to identify any noticeable differences between Takarajiman and standard Japanese speech. Interested to explore whether this was a contemporary phenomenon we talked with older islanders, inquiring as to what local dialect forms they may have recalled from their youth. The older residents were consistent in their responses

that they grew up speaking standard Japanese and did not recall that there had ever been any distinct dialect on the island.