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The acquisition and use of grammatical rules concerning English subjects, verbs, and tense by native Japanese speakers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H00696
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionChuo University

Principal Investigator

Wakabayashi Shigenori  中央大学, 文学部, 教授 (80291962)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 穂苅 友洋  跡見学園女子大学, 文学部, 講師 (40817061)
大滝 宏一  中京大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (50616042)
秋本 隆之  工学院大学, 教育推進機構(公私立大学の部局等), 助教 (70824845)
Matthews John  中央大学, 文学部, 教授 (80436906)
山崎 妙  駒澤大学, 総合教育研究部, 准教授 (90350397)
澁谷 真由美  岐阜薬科大学, 薬学部, 講師 (00817067)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,720,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Keywords文法習得 / 動詞屈折 / 主語 / 極小プログラム / 自己ペース読解速度 / 機能範疇 / 母語の影響 / 英語・日本語・中国語 / 生成文法に基づく第二言語習得研究 / 形式素性 / ミニマリスト・プログラム / 時制 / 機能範疇T / 言語の習得と使用のモデル化 / 一致 / 自己ペース読解速度測定 / 素性 / 形態・統語 / 読み時間 / 形態統語 / 時制節 / T / 言語習得と使用のモデル化
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated second language learners’ knowledge of language and its use, based on the framework of the Minimalist Program (Chomsky 1995), collecting data with self-paced reading tasks. The Functional Category T in English involves multiple grammar rules. Second language learners showed aspects where they exhibited the same behavior as native speakers (obligatory subjects) and others where they did not (subject-verb agreement and past tense inflection). Participants in the experiments included native English speakers and Japanese-, Chinese-, and Thai-speaking learners of English. Based on these results, hypotheses regarding second language acquisition were examined. We have proposed principled explanations based on knowledge, processing, and memory concerning the influence of native language, input, and learnability. The research findings were presented at international conferences and in academic journals.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は,複数の規則を一つの語彙項目(T)の素性から説明する理論を基に,同一実験方法で同一母語話者(日本語話者)からデータを収集し,その敏感度の差異を明らかにした。またアジア言語を母語とする学習者間の違いを明らかにした。さらに,個別の言語刺激に対する学習者の言語知識の使用を詳細に記述できる理論の第二言語習得研究への応用の有用性を示した。本研究の成果は,例えば教材や教育法の改善などの外国語教育への直接的な応用は難しいが,第二言語習得研究は学習者の言語知識と使用を明らかにするという点から学校教育を学習者の外国語習得・使用に繋がる領域であり,基礎研究として大きな意義を持つ。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results) Book (1 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Thammasat University/Chulalongkorn University/Srinakharinwirot University(タイ)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Universiti Teknologi Malaysia(マレーシア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Asymmetry between person and number features in L2 subject-verb agreement2021

    • Author(s)
      Shigenori Wakabayashi, Takayuki Kimura, John Matthews, Takayuki Akimoto, Tomohiro Hokari, Tae Yamazaki and Koichi Otaki
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 45th annual Boston University Conference on Language Development

      Volume: 2 Pages: 735-745

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Asymmetry between person and number features in L2 subject-verb agreement2021

    • Author(s)
      Shigenori Wakabayashi, Takayuki Kimura, John Matthews, Takayuki Akimoto, Tomohiro Hokari, Tae Yamazaki and Koichi Otaki
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Boston University Conference on Language Development 45 (BUCLD)

      Volume: 2 Pages: 736-745

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Discussion Article: Multiple Causes for the Variabilities in L2 Use of 3rd Person Singular <i>-s</i> in the Light of Distributed Morphology2018

    • Author(s)
      若林 茂則, 穂苅 友洋, 秋本 隆之, 木村 崇是
    • Journal Title

      Second Language

      Volume: 17 Issue: 0 Pages: 51-84

    • DOI

      10.11431/secondlanguage.17.0_51

    • NAID

      130007633307

    • ISSN
      1347-278X, 2187-0047
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 英語の主語と動詞屈折から見える第二言語の知識と使用のしくみ2023

    • Author(s)
      若林茂則・大滝宏一・木村崇是・山崎妙・穂苅友洋・マシューズ ジョン・秋本隆之
    • Organizer
      日本第二言語習得学会第23回国際年次大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Asymmetries between 1st Person and 2nd/3rd Person: Learner (In)Sensitivity to Non-target-like Use of 3ps -s.2022

    • Author(s)
      Shigenori Wakabayashi, Takayuki Kimura, John Matthews, Takayuki Akimoto, Tomohiro Hokari, Tae Yamazaki and Koichi Otaki.
    • Organizer
      The Annual Conference of European Second Language Association 31 (EuroSLA 31)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Japanese learners’ processing of English past tense marking: A self-paced reading study.2021

    • Author(s)
      Tae Yamazaki, Tomohiro Hokari, Takayuki Akimoto, John Matthews, Shigenori Wakabayashi, Koichi Otaki, and Takayuki Kimura.
    • Organizer
      The Japan Second Language Association 2021 International Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] L2 Input-oriented, Incremental Development in SLA: Evidence from the Use of Psych Verbs, Periphrastic Causative Construction, and the Lack of T/SM Restriction.2019

    • Author(s)
      Shigenori Wakabayashi, Naomi Sugahara, Tomohoiro Hokari, Takayuki Akimoto & Takayuki Kimura.
    • Organizer
      Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition 14 (GALA 14)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 言語理論とその第二言語習得研究への応用2024

    • Author(s)
      若林茂則
    • Total Pages
      221
    • Publisher
      くろしお
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] Investigating linguistic knowledge and behavior among L2 learners: Sounds and Measurements2019

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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