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Theoretical and Empirical Research on Sentence Processing and Comprehension among Heritage Language Speakers and Second Language Learners

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H02365
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionChuo University

Principal Investigator

Hirakawa Makiko  中央大学, 文学部, 教授 (60275807)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 武田 和恵  文教大学, 文学部, 教授 (10331456)
Snape Neal  群馬県立女子大学, 国際コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (10463720)
福田 倫子  文教大学, 文学部, 教授 (20403602)
Matthews John  中央大学, 文学部, 教授 (80436906)
梅田 真理  群馬県立女子大学, 国際コミュニケーション学部, 准教授 (80620434)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,930,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Keywords第二言語 / 継承語 / 日本語 / 再帰代名詞 / 言語理解 / 言語処理 / 言語知識 / 継承語話者 / 意味理解 / 眼球運動測定 / 自己ペース読み実験 / 関係節 / 文処理 / 中国語 / 英語 / 視線解析実験 / 自己ペース読文実験 / 音声知覚 / 文法
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project explored second language acquisition and heritage language acquisition, focusing on the linguistic knowledge and comprehension processes learners acquire, both theoretically and empirically. These two groups often fall short of native-like competence, possibly due to limited language learning environments that often exist in the classroom and at home. Even if they attain very advanced levels of linguistic knowledge, they may nevertheless behave differently when processing language during language comprehension. We have examined the processing of reflexive pronouns and numeral classifiers in Japanese, tense and aspect of verbs in English, among other linguistic properties, and found both similarities and differences between second language and heritage speakers when compared to native speakers. By extending our studies to Thai- and Chinese-speakers, we have obtained novel data with evidence of cross-linguistic influence, including L1 effects in comprehension and processing.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

継承語話者の研究は、移民の多い北米や国際間での人の移動が多い欧州での研究が盛んであり、アジア言語と比較し、印欧語を対象とする研究が圧倒的に多い。本研究プロジェクトでは、その成果に言語類型的に異なる4つの言語(日本語・英語・中国語・タイ語)が含まれる点で、学術的意義が大きい。また、日本における外国人日本語学習者や日本語を母語とする英語学習者にとって、習得や処理過程における困難が予測される領域の一部を明らかにしたことで、有効な指導法の提案や日本語学習者や継承語保持のための支援研究へと発展させることができる点において、社会的意義も大きい。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (49 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (28 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 27 results,  Invited: 9 results) Book (7 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] 「ジェスチャーのなぜ―日仏バイリンガル児のジェスチャーを考える―」2019

    • Author(s)
      平川眞規子
    • Journal Title

      AJALT (国際日本語普及協会 機関紙)

      Volume: 42 Pages: 26-29

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Explicit instruction, input flood or study abroad: Which helps Japanese learners of English acquire adjective ordering?2019

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa, Makiko, Shibuya, Mayumi, and Endo, Marie
    • Journal Title

      Language Teaching Research

      Volume: 23(2) Pages: 158-178

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] How does language proficiency affect children’s iconic gesture use?2019

    • Author(s)
      Zvaigzne, Meghan, Oshima-Takane, Yuriko, and Hirakawa, Makiko
    • Journal Title

      Applied Psycholinguistics

      Volume: 40 (2) Issue: 2 Pages: 555-583

    • DOI

      10.1017/s014271641800070x

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Addressing fluctuation in article choice by Japanese learners of L2 English through explicit instruction2018

    • Author(s)
      Neal Snape, Mari Umeda
    • Journal Title

      Instructed Second Language Acquisition

      Volume: 2:2 Issue: 2 Pages: 164-188

    • DOI

      10.1558/isla.35594

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Definite generic vs. definite unique in L2 acquisition2018

    • Author(s)
      Neal Snape
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the European Second Language

      Volume: 2:1 Issue: 1 Pages: 83-95

    • DOI

      10.22599/jesla.46

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Voice vs. Cause in L2 English by Japanese speakers.2018

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Kazunori, Shioda, Koki, and Hirakawa, Makiko
    • Journal Title

      IEICE Technical Report (Proceedings of MAPLL × TCP × TL × TaLK 2018)

      Volume: 118(163) Pages: 73-76

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Explicit instruction, input flood or study abroad: Which helps Japanese learners of English acquire adjective ordering?2018

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa Makiko、Shibuya Mayumi、Endo Marie
    • Journal Title

      Language Teaching Research

      Volume: n.a. Issue: 2 Pages: 1-21

    • DOI

      10.1177/1362168817752377

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Linguistic Theory and Second Language Classroom Research: The Effectiveness of Explicit Instruction2018

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa Makiko
    • Journal Title

      Second Language

      Volume: 16 Issue: 0 Pages: 39-56

    • DOI

      10.11431/secondlanguage.16.0_39

    • NAID

      130006594651

    • ISSN
      1347-278X, 2187-0047
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The long-term effect of explicit instruction on learners’ knowledge on English articles.2017

    • Author(s)
      Mari Umeda, Neal Snape, Noriaki Yusa, John Wiltshier
    • Journal Title

      Language Teaching Research

      Volume: 0 Issue: 2 Pages: 0-0

    • DOI

      10.1177/1362168817739648

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Acquiring antecedents for reflexives when both L1 and L2 permit long-distance binding.2017

    • Author(s)
      Mari Umeda, Kazue Takeda, Makiko Hirakawa, Michiko Fukuda, Yahiro Hirakawa, John Matthews, Neal Snape
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the European Second Language Association

      Volume: 1:1 Issue: 1 Pages: 38-48

    • DOI

      10.22599/jesla.14

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Comprehension and production of Chinese relative clauses by heritage Chinese speakers2017

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Kazunori、Hirakawa Makiko、Fukuda Michiko、Jiang Yinshi
    • Journal Title

      IEICE Technical Report: Thought and Language (Proceedings of MAPLL-TCP 2017)

      Volume: 117(149) Pages: 97-100

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Re-examination of the interpretation of L2 Japanese reflexives by Chinese L1 learners: Empathy, logophoricity, and the blocking effect.2022

    • Author(s)
      Umeda, M., Hirakawa, M., Suzuki, K., Fukuda, M., Takeda, K., Matthews, J., and Snape, N
    • Organizer
      Poster presented at the 16th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference (GASLA 16). The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU): Trondheim, Norway. May 12, 2022.
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The blocking effect in the interpretation of Chinese reflexives by L1 Japanese learners.2022

    • Author(s)
      Umeda, M., Hirakawa, M., Suzuki, K., Fukuda, M., Takeda, K., Matthews, J., and Snape, N
    • Organizer
      Poster presented at the 31st Conference of the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA 31). University of Fribourg: Fribourg, Switzerland. August 26, 2022.
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Language proficiency and children’s iconic gesture.2022

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa, Makiko.
    • Organizer
      Invited talk at Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Teaching (LAMiNATE). Lund University, Sweden. November 29, 2022.
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Acquisition of attributive modification by Japanese learners of English.2022

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa, Makiko
    • Organizer
      Invited talk at Center for Languages and Literature. Lund University, Sweden. December 1, 2022.
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Processing the interpretation of long distance and local anaphora with subject and object antecedents in Japanese.2021

    • Author(s)
      Matthews, J., Hirakawa, M., Suzuki, K., Umeda, M., Takeda, K., Fukuda, M., and Snape, N
    • Organizer
      Paper presented a the Acquisition and Processing of Reference and Anaphora Resolution (APRAR2020). The Palace of the Academies: Brussels, Belgium (Online). May 19, 2021.
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Offline judgment and online processing in interpreting floating numeral quantifiers among native speakers of Japanese.2021

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa, M., Matthews, J., Suzuki, K., Umeda, M., Takeda, K., Fukuda, M., and Snape, N.
    • Organizer
      Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Theoretical East Asian Psycholinguistics (ICTEAP-3). National Tsing Hua University: Hsin-chu, Taiwan (Online). November 20-21, 2021.
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Comprehension of object relative clauses in L2 English.2020

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Kazunori.
    • Organizer
      Poster presented at the 5th Chuo-UHM-UTokyo Student Conference on Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition. University of Hawai‘i at Manoa: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Interpretation of English VP-ellipsis by Japanese-speaking learners.2020

    • Author(s)
      Koyama, Sayaka.
    • Organizer
      Poster presented at the 5th Chuo-UHM-UTokyo Student Conference on Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition. University of Hawai‘i at Manoa: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Acquisition of attributive modification by Japanese learners of English.2019

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa, Makiko
    • Organizer
      English Linguistic Society of Japan the 12th International Spring Forum.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Tense/aspect-agreement violations in Japanese L2 English.2019

    • Author(s)
      Snape, N., Hirakawa, M., and Matthews, J.
    • Organizer
      English Linguistic Society of Japan the 12th International Spring Forum.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Implicit linguistic competence and explicit language teaching, the Forum “Effectiveness of Explicit Instruction in Advancing Acquisition of Implicit Language Competence”2019

    • Author(s)
      Matthews, John
    • Organizer
      the 19th Annual Conference of Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Acquisition following instruction: Teaching English adjective ordering. the Forum “Effectiveness of Explicit Instruction in Advancing Acquisition of Implicit Language Competence”2019

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa, Makiko
    • Organizer
      the 19th Annual Conference of Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Instruction without acquisition: Teaching the use of English articles, the Forum “Effectiveness of Explicit Instruction in Advancing Acquisition of Implicit Language Competence”2019

    • Author(s)
      Snape, Neal
    • Organizer
      the 19th Annual Conference of Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] An investigation of long-distance bias in real-time processing of Japanese reflexive zibun by native and non-native speakers.2019

    • Author(s)
      Umeda, M., Snape, N., Hirakawa, M., and Matthews, J.
    • Organizer
      the 14th Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition Conference (GALA 14).
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Japanese and Thai L2 acquisition of English tense and aspect agreement.2019

    • Author(s)
      Snape, N., Hirakawa, M., and Matthews, J.
    • Organizer
      the 14th Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition Conference (GALA 14)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本人英語学習者 による関係節の理解 ―Feature-based Relativized Minimalityに基づく分析 ―2019

    • Author(s)
      鈴木一徳
    • Organizer
      日本第二言語習得学会 第19回年次大会(J-SLA 2019)(学生ワークショップ)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本人英語学習者による動詞句省略の解釈2019

    • Author(s)
      小山さや香
    • Organizer
      日本第二言語習得学会 第19回年次大会(J-SLA 2019)(学生ワークショップ)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The role of explicit instruction in second language acquisition of adjective ordering in English.2019

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa, Makiko
    • Organizer
      Invited talk at the English as an International Language Program. Chulalongkorn University: Bangkok, Thailand
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Intervention effects in relative clause production in L2 English.2019

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Kazunori
    • Organizer
      Poster presentation at the 15th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference (GASLA 15). University of Nevada, Reno: Nevada, USA.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Native and non-native processing of the Japanese reflexives: An investigation of locality and subject-orientation.2019

    • Author(s)
      Umeda, Mari, Snape, Neal, Hirakawa, Makiko and Matthews, John
    • Organizer
      Paper presentation at the 15th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference (GASLA 15). University of Nevada, Reno: Nevada, USA.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Voice vs. Cause in L2 English by Japanese speakers.2018

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Kazunori, Shioda, Koki, and Hirakawa, Makiko
    • Organizer
      Poster presentation at MAPLL × TCP × TL × TaLK 2018. Keio University: Tokyo, Japan.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Acceptability of long-distance numeral quantifiers in Japanese: An experimental study.2018

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Kazunori, Kudo, Minako, and Hirakawa, Yahiro
    • Organizer
      Poster presentation at the 20th Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS 2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Real-time processing of locality and animacy conditions for the Japanese reflexives by native and non-native speakers.2018

    • Author(s)
      Umeda, M., Hirakawa, M., Snape, N., and Matthews, J.
    • Organizer
      Paper presented at Montreal Symposium in honour of Lydia White. McGill University: Montreal, Canada.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Relative clauses in heritage Chinese: Explanation by the Relativized Minimality approach.2018

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Kazunori and Hirakawa, Makiko
    • Organizer
      Poster presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA 28). Munster University, Germany.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Interpretations of Japanese reflexive pronouns by native and non-native speakers.2018

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa, Makiko
    • Organizer
      Plenary talk at the 4th Chuo-UHM-UTokyo Student Conference on Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition. University of Hawai‘i at Manoa: Hawai‘i, USA.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Establishing reference with reflexive pronouns in the course of spoken language recognition2017

    • Author(s)
      Matthews John、Hirakawa Makiko、Takeda Kazue、Fukuda Michio、Snape Neal、Umeda Mari、Hirakawa Yahiro
    • Organizer
      Mental Architecture for Processing and Learning of Language, and Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Comprehension and production of Chinese relative clauses by heritage Chinese speakers2017

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Kazunori、Hirakawa Makiko、Fukuda Michiko、Jiang Yinshi
    • Organizer
      Mental Architecture for Processing and Learning of Language, and Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 第一言語および第二言語における文処理研究の動向2017

    • Author(s)
      平川眞規子、須田孝司、Roland Douglas、Matthews John
    • Organizer
      日本英文学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] 言語理論・言語獲得理論から見たキータームと名著解題2023

    • Author(s)
      遊佐 典昭、小泉 政利、野村 忠央、増冨 和浩 (梅田真理、スネイプ・ニール、平川眞規子、分担執筆)
    • Total Pages
      400
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • ISBN
      9784758923828
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 言語の獲得2:第二言語の獲得『言語研究の世界」(pp. 171-186)2022

    • Author(s)
      磯部美和・平川眞規子(大津 由紀雄、今西 典子、池内 正幸、水光 雅則、杉崎 鉱司、稲田 俊一郎、磯部 美和
    • Total Pages
      368
    • Publisher
      研究社
    • ISBN
      9784327401771
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 第二言語学習の心理―個人差研究からのアプローチ―2022

    • Author(s)
      福田倫子・小林明子・奥野由紀子・阿部新・岩﨑典子・向山陽子
    • Total Pages
      180
    • Publisher
      くろしお出版
    • ISBN
      9784874249123
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 日本人英語学習者によるテンスとアスペクトの解釈:単純現在形 -s vs. 現在進行形 -ing. 『言語研究の扉を開く』(pp. 87-102)2021

    • Author(s)
      平川眞規子, 河西良治教授退職記念論文集刊行会(編)
    • Total Pages
      332
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • ISBN
      9784758922975
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Post-instruction processing of generics in English by Japanese L2 learners. In Formal Linguistics and Language Education. pp. 155-178.2020

    • Author(s)
      Snape, Neal. (A. Trotzke and T. Kupisch (eds.))
    • Total Pages
      221
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • ISBN
      9783030392567
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Post-instruction processing of generics in English by Japanese L2 learners. In A. Trotzke and T. Kupisch (eds.), Formal Linguistics and Language Education2020

    • Author(s)
      Snape, Neal
    • Total Pages
      221
    • Publisher
      Switzerland: Springer
    • ISBN
      9783030392567
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 「日本語母語話者およびスペイン語母語話者による心理形容詞の解釈― Is the lecturer bored or boring? ―」白畑知彦・須田孝司(編)「言語習得研究の応用可能性 : 理論から指導・脳科学へ」2019

    • Author(s)
      鈴木 一徳・平川眞規子
    • Total Pages
      256
    • Publisher
      くろしお出版
    • ISBN
      9784874248065
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 平川科研プロジェクト(2017-2021)

    • URL

      https://sites.google.com/site/hirakawakaken/home?authuser=0

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 平川科研プロジェクト(2017-2021)

    • URL

      https://sites.google.com/site/hirakawakaken/presentations

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 平川科研プロジェクト(2017-2021)

    • URL

      https://sites.google.com/site/hirakawakaken/

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report

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