@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00004917,
 author = {梁川, 英俊},
 journal = {南太平洋海域調査研究報告=Occasional papers},
 month = {2016-10-28},
 note = {島唄学習者では若い世代が注目を集めている。しかし今回奄美大島の５つの島唄教室
で行った調査では，退職後の世代もそれに劣らず多く，また熱心であることが分かった。
とくに公民館講座では，生徒のほとんどが６０歳以上であった。彼らは大半が奄美大島生
まれだが，習い始めるまで島唄をほとんど知らない。奄美大島では，島唄は年老いてか
ら自らのアイデンティティーを再確認するための手段のひとつになっているようだ。, We know that many young people learn Amami fork songs called Shimauta. But a survey I did in five
shimauta schools in Amami-Oshima Island in November ２０１０ reveals that many old people learn Shimauta
diligently. Especially in co㎜ unity centers, almost all students are over ６０ years. They were born in Amami-
Oshima Island, but they have known almost nothing about their fork songs before learning. Shimauta seems
a symbol of their identity that becomes more important with age.},
 pages = {11--15},
 title = {なぜ島唄を習うのか？ ―奄美大島における島唄教室の調査から―},
 volume = {52},
 year = {}
}