Using 聴く instead of 聞く to mean "ask"?


I am reading this [article on
NHK](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210107/k10012800851000.html), but I am
having a hard time understanding the title...

> 緊急事態宣言出すのを前に諮問委員会始まる 専門家に意見聴く

for the first part `緊急事態宣言出すのを前に諮問委員会始まる`

I am having a hard time parsing this. I understand:

> 緊急事態宣言出す - releasing the declaration of the state of emergency

> 諮問委員会始まる - Advisory committee begins

What is throwing me off is the **前に** after the **のを**...

if it was:

> 緊急事態宣言出すのを諮問委員会始まる - The advisory committee will begin the releasing of the
> declaration of the state of emergency.

or

> 緊急事態宣言出す前に諮問委員会始まる - The advisory committee will begin before releasing of
> the declaration of the state of emergency.

**So what I think it means is this?! is it correct?**

> 緊急事態宣言出すのを前に諮問委員会始まる - The advisory committee will begin the releasing of
> the declaration of the state of emergency before. (before what??)

Now for the second part

> 専門家に意見聴く - Asking the opinion of a specialist.

**Why are they using 聴く and not 聞く or 訊く?**

if it was

> 専門家の意見（を）聴く - Hearing the opinion of a specialist.

I would be fine with it....




The particles を, が are omitted. The sentences are using "headline grammar".
See:

  * [what is the name of the abbreviated writing style used in newspapers?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/14512/9831)

> 緊急事態宣言出すのを前に諮問委員会始まる 専門家に意見聴く

to rewrite it in normal grammar:

> 緊急事態宣言 **を** 出すのを前に諮問委員会 **が** 始まった。専門家に意見 **を** 聴いた。

literally:

"Prior to releasing the declaration of the state of emergency, the advisory
committee began. (They) heard opinions from experts."

In 「～のを前に」, the の is a nominalizer. For 「Noun+を前に」"before/prior to~", see:

  * [How does one analyze "N + を前に + V", where N is not an object of V](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/18847/9831)

聴く looks more like "hear (someone's opinion)" or "listen (to someone's
opinion)" (≂「耳を傾ける」) than 聞く which can be "ask (opinions from...)"
(≂「(意見を)求める」). eg 公 **聴** 会

> 専門家の意見（を）聴く - Hearing the opinion of a specialist.

I agree that strictly grammatically, 「専門家 **の/から** 意見を **聴く** 」 or 「専門家 **に**
意見を **聞く** 」 would look more correct than 「専門家 **に** 意見を **聴く** 」.




The particles を, が are omitted. The sentences are using "headline grammar".
See:

  * [what is the name of the abbreviated writing style used in newspapers?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/14512/9831)

> 緊急事態宣言出すのを前に諮問委員会始まる 専門家に意見聴く

to rewrite it in normal grammar:

> 緊急事態宣言 **を** 出すのを前に諮問委員会 **が** 始まった。専門家に意見 **を** 聴いた。

literally:

"Prior to releasing the declaration of the state of emergency, the advisory
committee began. (They) heard opinions from experts."

In 「～のを前に」, the の is a nominalizer. For 「Noun+を前に」"before/prior to~", see:

  * [How does one analyze "N + を前に + V", where N is not an object of V](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/18847/9831)

聴く looks more like "hear (someone's opinion)" or "listen (to someone's
opinion)" (≂「耳を傾ける」) than 聞く which can be "ask (opinions from...)"
(≂「(意見を)求める」). eg 公 **聴** 会

> 専門家の意見（を）聴く - Hearing the opinion of a specialist.

I agree that strictly grammatically, 「専門家 **の/から** 意見を **聴く** 」 or 「専門家 **に**
意見を **聞く** 」 would look more correct than 「専門家 **に** 意見を **聴く** 」.

