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Neural plasticity of empathetic prosody at the sentence-final position

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K18496
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 2:Literature, linguistics, and related fields
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

Kiyama Sachiko  東北大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (10612509)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 時本 真吾  目白大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (00291849)
小泉 政利  東北大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (10275597)
遊佐 典昭  宮城学院女子大学, 学芸学部, 教授 (40182670)
Jeong Hyeonjeong  東北大学, 国際文化研究科, 准教授 (60549054)
玉岡 賀津雄  名古屋大学, 人文学研究科, 教授 (70227263)
那須川 訓也  東北学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (80254811)
滝浦 真人  放送大学, 教養学部, 教授 (90248998)
幕内 充  国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所 脳機能系障害研究部, 研究室長 (70334232)
Project Period (FY) 2018-06-29 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Keywords終助詞 / 対人関係 / 機能的磁気共鳴画像法 / 心の理論 / 機能的磁気共鳴画像 / プロソディ / 脳機能イメージング / 感情 / 文末モダリティ / 東アジア言語 / 実験言語学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The goal of the present study was to reveal neural basis for developmental changes in emotion perception with speech in East-Asian languages. We conducted an experiment using functional magnetic resonance to examine how young native Japanese speakers understand Japanese sentence-final particles (SFPs) ‘-ne’ and ‘-yo’, which have been assumed to have functions of empathy and emphasis, respectively. Results indicated that their understanding of the SFPs was associated with the neural activity in the several cortical areas which are known to be responsible for theory of mind (i.e., the ability to infer other’s mental state), attention, and empathy. Further continuous investigations which shed light on the age-related changes will be informative for finding better ways of inter-generational communication in aging society in East Asia.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

文末の終助詞の対人関係調節機能は、東/東南アジア全域に見られる。文末で自分が発した内容を相手と確認しあおうという動機そのものは、ヨーロッパ言語にも付加疑問のような形で見られるという点で、普遍的な現象といえる。したがって文末詞の社会相互作用的役割について神経科学的な証拠を提出することは、コミュニケーションの問題を考える上でも重要な貢献となる。
さらに、各種の学会や一般向けのイベントを通して、言語コミュニケーションの神経科学的研究を紹介し地域との関係を構築し、代表者の所属である東北大学で言語コミュニケーションの発達神経科学研究を実施するための拠点を形成することができた。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 5 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] 韓国観光大学(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] オハイオ州立大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 俳句の心理言語学的一考察: 定型詩を介した感情認知について2020

    • Author(s)
      木山幸子
    • Journal Title

      ことばと文字

      Volume: 13 Pages: 35-43

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Multiple factors act differently in decision making in the East Asian region: Assessing methods of self-construal using classification tree analysis.2019

    • Author(s)
      Kiyama, S., Choung, Y., & Takiura, M.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

      Volume: 50 Issue: 10 Pages: 1127-1139

    • DOI

      10.1177/0022022118815765

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Multiple factors act differently in decision making in the East Asian region: Assessing methods of self-construal using classification tree analysis.2019

    • Author(s)
      Kiyama, S., Choung, Y., & Takiura, M.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

      Volume: in press

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Individual mentalizing ability boosts flexibility toward a linguistic marker of social distance: An ERP investigation.2018

    • Author(s)
      Kiyama, S., Verdonschot, R., Xiong, K., & Tamaoka, K.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Neurolinguistics.

      Volume: online first Pages: 1-15

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jneuroling.2018.01.005

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Chinese L2 learners' interpretation of empty subjects in Japanese sentences with sentence-final particles.2018

    • Author(s)
      Ma, Q., Xie, T., Iwaki, N., & Kiyama, S.
    • Journal Title

      Tohoku Psychological Folia

      Volume: 77 Pages: 19-28

    • NAID

      120006629526

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Age-related differences in the effects of autistic traits on processing a linguistic operator of interpersonal relation.2020

    • Author(s)
      Kiyama, S., Tokimoto, S., Ito, K., Naoe, T., Wang, M., Ma, Q., Ueno, T., & Koizumi, M.
    • Organizer
      Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) 2020 Virtual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Age-related changes in sensitivity to lingustic markers of social distance2019

    • Author(s)
      Kiyama, S.
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Psychology for the 21st Century & Life
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 他者の心を理解する語用論的基盤:自閉傾向との関わり2019

    • Author(s)
      木山幸子
    • Organizer
      新学術領域研究「共創的コミュニケ―ションのための言語進化学」主催シンポジウム「発達障害者の言語:階層性と意図共有の接点」
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report 2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 日本語の会話における文末表現の役割2019

    • Author(s)
      木山幸子
    • Organizer
      仙台傾聴の会「傾聴ボランティア公開講座」
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 宝塚歌劇における男役の文末表現が観客に与える印象2019

    • Author(s)
      宮内唯・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      言語処理学会第25回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] キャンパスことばの定着と大学適応の関係:語彙性判断の反応時間と個人特性の相関の検討2019

    • Author(s)
      今野成真・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      言語処理学会第25回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 日本語を母語とする幼児と成人の語彙推測における形バイアス:物体の固さと形状の複雑さの影響2019

    • Author(s)
      佐藤和香・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      言語処理学会第25回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 自閉傾向はメタファーの処理に干渉する:中国語のメタファーとシミリの反応時間による証拠2019

    • Author(s)
      哈芸ショウ・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      言語処理学会第25回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] What do neurolinguistic experiments tell us about East Asian language uses?2018

    • Author(s)
      Kiyama, S.
    • Organizer
      Institute for Chinese Studies (ICS) & Institute for Japanese Studies (IJS) Lecture.
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The role of sentence-final particle -ne in Japanese for constructing interpersonal relations2018

    • Author(s)
      Kiyama, S.
    • Organizer
      International Society of Neuroscience 2018 Annual Meeting.
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] How native Japanese speakers solve ambiguous relative clauses in their L1 and L2: Evidence from the self-paced reading of Japanese and English2018

    • Author(s)
      Ito, K., Koizumi, M., & Kiyama, S.
    • Organizer
      Buckeye East Asian Linguistics (BEAL) Forum
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Interpreting empty subjects in Japanese sentences with sentence-final particles by native Chinese L2 learners.2018

    • Author(s)
      Ma, Q., Xie, T., Iwaki, N., & Kiyama, S.
    • Organizer
      Buckeye East Asian Linguistics (BEAL) Forum
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 形容詞メタファー表現における限定用法の選好:コーパスの用例に基づく一考察2018

    • Author(s)
      王軒・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      第156回日本言語学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 日本語母語話者のあいまいな関係節における解釈修正の可能性:自己ペース読み課題による日英語間の比較2018

    • Author(s)
      伊東香奈江・哈芸ショウ・小泉政利・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      第156回日本言語学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 誤った単語アクセントの再解釈の仕組み: 脳波の時間周波数解析・事象関連電位による検討2018

    • Author(s)
      直江大河・木山幸子・時本真吾・馬瓊・汪敏・小泉政利
    • Organizer
      第156回日本言語学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] http://skiyama.com/index.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] http://skiyama.com/

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-07-25   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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