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Standardization of Japanese Script Types and Studies on its Cognitive Psychological Validity

Research Project

Project/Area Number 04610082
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Psychology
Research InstitutionKwansei Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

KAN Kashu  Kwansei Gakuin University School of Humanities Professor, 文学部, 教授 (20090730)

Project Period (FY) 1992 – 1993
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1993)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
KeywordsJapanes script type / Subjective frequency of script type / Frequency-of-occureence / Cognitive validity / Readng latency / Inidental recognition memory / Anagram solution task / SD Technique / 漢字 / ひらがな / カタカナ / 語としての熟知性 / 主観的出現頻度 / 音読反応時間 / 偶発再認
Research Abstract

1. The investigatin was performed to establish the normative data on subjective frequencies of Japanese script types(Kanji, Hiragan, and Katakana). Materials were 750 nouns and pronuns. Students rated each word written by Kanji, Hiragana, or Katakana, respectively, about the three degrees of frequency of seeing in daily life. Some procedures were also introduced to examine the reliability of ratings. As a result of analyzing the highest oint scores of ratings, (1)Reliability of ratings was confirmed, (2)Each word was classified into the ten types, and (3)More words to be often written by Kanji (e.g.Kanjitype) ere found in the words in the hgher frequency-of-occurrence as a word.
2. Three studies were carried out to examine the cognitive validity of subjective frequency of script types. (1)In the study on the influences of script type of word on the reading latency and recognition memory of the word, (〕SY.encircled1.〔)Reading latency in the Hiragana script was not diffrent between the script types, and reading time in the Kanji script was the same level as in the Hiragana script in case of Kanji-type and Kanji-Hiragana-type words. (〕SY.encircled2.〔)Incidental recognition memory wa better at the presentation by Kanji script than by Hiragana script. (2)Students solved the anagram-solving taskas which were made by Hiragana or Katakana script. The rersults were as follows : (〕SY.encircledT.〔)he speed of solving the anagram of Kanji-type word was slower than that of Hiragana-and Katakana-type words. (〕SY.encircled2.〔)The solving was easier at Hiragana script in Hiragana-tye words and at Katakana script in katakana-Type words than at the reversed. (3)Students rated the impressions of "Haiku" per se on some SD scales after "Kigo" in the Haiku was presented by three script types, respectively. The result was that some different ratings were found in case of Hiragana script from in case of Kanji and Katakana scripts.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1993 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1992 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All Other

All Publications (3 results)

  • [Publications] 杉島一郎: "日本語の表記頻度が語の音読潜時と再認記憶に及ぼす影響" 人文論究. 43(2号). 71-82 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sugishima, Ichiro: "The Effects of Typical Choices of Japanese Script Types on Word Reading Time and Word Recognition" Jimbun Ronkyu. 43-2. 71-82 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 杉島一郎: "日本語の表記頻度が語の音読潜時と再認記憶に及ぼす影響" 人文論究. 43(2号). 71-82 (1993)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1992-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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