Research on Nagoya resident's consciousness about their regional dialects and dialectical usage

In recent years, the diversity of regions in Japan has attracted considerable attention. There are many opportunities to be exposed to different dialects through the dialect-related books and media. However, it is questionable how much dialect is really used and recognized in daily life. To investigate the current use of Nagoya dialect in the region, this survey was carried out in Nagoya-city and the Owari region of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was conducted using data was gathered from December 2013 to July 2014 from 741 Aichi residents (age 20 to 75). The research reports (1) how Nagoya dialect is evaluated by Nagoya residents, (2) How the evaluation of dialect influences dialect use, and (3) how the Nagoya dialect vocabulary, introduced in dialect publication, is used and recognized by Nagoya dialect speakers.