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¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study was, by experiment, to identify distinctive features by which non-native kanji users (NNKU) recognize kanji and to categorize them. This study also proposes a model for the processing of kanji by NNKU.
To discover the significant traits by which kanji are processed for the purpose of enhancing autonomous learning, the relationship between the structure of kanji and NNKUs'kanji processing was investigated. This study explored the way that the various kinds of information obtained by the NNKU during kanji processing are correlated.
This study found that NNKUs recognize, renember, and refer to a distinctive feature of each kanji and that this distinctive feature might be inferred from the nature of the kanji.
This study investigated the relationship between the function and optical performance of the human eye and experimented on the influence of visual attention on memory and conceptualized comprehension. The results of this experiment show that both function and optical performance of the eye are effected by the visual stimuli. Recognition and memorization varied depending on the position of the subjects and on the nature of the stimuli. There was also a difference in the results between subjects who were presented stimuli while they were engaged in motor activity and those who were not. This shows that motor activity has an effect on visual attention, recognition, and memory.
Finally, this study examined how NNKUs use the functional (morphological, phonetic, and semantic) elements of kanji in the processing of kanji. It was shown that the use of phonetic information in referring to or recalling from memory was common, although this differed depending on the variety of kanji. Semantic aspects carried more importance when the NNKU was engaged with morphological kanji.
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