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Experimental Studies on Japanese Prosody Perception by Foreign Learmers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08680312
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Japanese language education
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

SUKEGAWA Yasuhiko  Tohoku University, International Student Center, Associate Professor, 留学生センター, 助教授 (70241560)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SATO Sigeru  Tohoku University, International Student Center, Professor, 教授 (40137592)
MAEKAWA Kikuo  National Language research Institute, Chief Researcher, 言語行動研究部, 主任研究官 (20173693)
Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1997
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
KeywordsFOREIGN LEARNERS / PROSODY / PERCIPTION / EXPERIMENTAL PHONETICS / 長母音 / 短母音化現象 / 音響分析 / アクセント / 日本語学習者 / 音節 / 超重音節
Research Abstract

It is well known that Japanese long vowels are difficult for learners of Japanese as a second language. Expressions like "doub1e-length", "two beats" or the like are found in Japanese textbooks. In actual speech, however, length of some long vowels is shortened and they sound like short vowels. In this presentation, we describe preliminary research of the long-vowel-shortening phenomena which was carried out using three different research methods.
First we analyzed acoustically recordings of native speakers reading sentences written on cards and found that long-vowel-shortening did not occur. Then we analyzed a recording of spontaneous conversation and found that long-vowel-shortening was more likely to occur at non-word-initial positions than at wordinitial positions. Lastly we prepared synthesized sentences in which vowel length was controlled in ten stages arid carried out a perception test. The results indicated that native speakers of Japanese have less keen sense of vowel shortening at non-word-initial positions than at word-initial positions.
Considering these results we expect that teaching a rule of vowel-shortening to learners will promote their listening skills and acquisition of Japanese long vowels.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1997 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1996 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All Other

All Publications (9 results)

  • [Publications] Yasuhiko Sukegawa: "Perception of Japanese Pitch Accents by Koreans and Its Implications for Understanding phonological Structures" Japanese Korean Linguistics. Vol.6. 275-282 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 助川 泰彦: "日本語長音の持続時間と語中位置の関係に関する実験的研究" 日本語教育学会秋季大会、予稿集(平成9年度). 197-202 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 助川 泰彦: "言語学と日本語教育" くろしお出版, 14 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yasuhiko Sukegawa et al: "Perciption of Japanese Pitch Accent by Koreans and Its Implications for Understanding Phonological Structures." Japansese Korean Linguistics. Vol.6.275-282 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yasuhiko Sukegawa et al: "Nihongochooboin no jizokujikan to gochuuichi no kankee ni kansuru jikkenteki kenkyuu" Proceedings of Nihongo Kyooiku Gakkai Autumn Conference. 197-202 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yasuhiko Sukegawa et al: "Nihongo chooboin no tangoinka o meguru shoyooin no jikkenonseigakuteki" Gengogaku to nihongo kyooiku. 81-84 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 助川泰彦, 前川喜久雄: "日本語長音の持続時間と語中位置の関係に関する実験的研究" 平成9年度日本語教育学会予稿集. 97-102 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 助川泰彦: "音声教育のための教科書語彙データベース化" 韓国日本学会日本学報. 37号別冊. 105-124 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 前川喜久雄他: "朝鮮語と日本語" 国立国語研究所(近刊),

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report

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