The cortical mechanisms of Japanese sentence processing

• Project/Area Number: 20820006
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Linguistics
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: KIM Jungho Tohoku University, 大学院・文学研究科, 助教 (70513852)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,068,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,360,000、Indirect Cost: ¥708,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,495,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,150,000、Indirect Cost: ¥345,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,573,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,210,000、Indirect Cost: ¥363,000)
• Keywords: 文処理 / かき混ぜ語順文 / 心理言語学 / 認知脳科学 / fMRI / 文理解(処理) / 線形順序 / 言語習得

Research Abstract

Using fMRI, we investigated the effects of scrambling on cortical activation by directly comparing the brain regions involved in the processing of Japanese transitive sentences with canonical and scrambled word order. The result showed more activation at the L.IFG and the L.DPFC during the comprehension of scrambled sentences than that of canonical sentences.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Left middle temporal deactivation caused by insufficient second language word comprehension by Chinese-Japanese bilinguals (2009)
  • Author(s): Satoru Yokoyama, Jungho Kim, 他5名
  • Journal Title: Journal of Neurolinguistics 22-5 Pages: 476-485
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Learning effect of L2 words in non-fluent second language learners : an fMRI study (2009)
  • Author(s): Satoru Yokoyama, Jungho Kim, 他4名
  • Journal Title: Second Languages : Teaching, Learning and Assessment(Ryan L. Jikal and Samantha A. Raner (Eds.))(Nova Science Publishers) Pages: 147-156
• [Journal Article] 日本語短距離かき混ぜ文の脳内処理機構 (2009)
  • Author(s): 金情浩
  • Journal Title: 「言語・脳・認知」科学と外国語習得(ひつじ書房) Pages: 85-97
• [Journal Article] Scrambling effects on the processing of Japanese sentences : An fMRI study (2009)
  • Author(s): Jungho Kim, Masatoshi Koizumi, 他9名
  • Journal Title: Journal of Neurolinguistics 22 Pages: 151-166
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Scrambling effects on the processing of Japanese sentences : An fMRI study (2009)
  • Author(s): Jungho Kim
  • Journal Title: Journal of Neurolinguistics 22 Pages: 151-166
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Left middle temporal deactivation caused by insufficient second language word comprehension by Chinese-Japanese bilinguals (2009)
  • Author(s): Satoru Yokoyama, Jungho Kim, et al.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Neurolinguistics 22 Pages: 476-485
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Syntactic positions of arguments in Japanese clause structures : A psycholinguistic perspective (2008)
  • Author(s): Koizumi, Masatoshi, Naoki Kimura, Jungho Kim
  • Journal Title: Enterprise in the Cognitive Science of Language(T. Sano, M. Endo, M. Isobe, K. Otaki, K. Sugisaki, and T. Suzuki (Eds.))(Hituzi Syobo) Pages: 481-493
• [Journal Article] Syntactic positions of arguments in Japanese clause structure : A psycholinguistic perspective (2008)
  • Author(s): Koizumi Masatoshi
  • Journal Title: Enterprise in the Cognitive Science of Language Pages: 481-493
• [Presentation] Effects of L2 input quantity on L2 pronunciation (2009)
  • Author(s): Sanae Yamaguchi, Jungho Kim, 他6名
  • Organizer: Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT)
  • Place of Presentation: Bangkok, Thailand
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-16
• [Presentation] 接触量による発音習得への影響-早期英語教育の事例研究- (2009)
  • Author(s): 山口早苗, 金情浩, 他4名
  • Organizer: 全国英語教育学会 (第35回)
  • Place of Presentation: 鳥取大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-08
• [Presentation] 名詞複合語の獲得と構造 (2009)
  • Author(s): 江村健介, 金情浩, 他5名
  • Organizer: 信学技報
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-18
• [Presentation] Effects of L2 input quantity on L2 pronunciation (2009)
  • Author(s): Sanae Yamaguchi, Jungho Kim, et al.
  • Organizer: Foreign Language Learning and Teaching(FLLT)1
  • Place of Presentation: Bangkok, Thailand
• [Presentation] A Neurological Index of Instructed SLA : Evidence from fMRI (2008)
  • Author(s): Noriaki Yusa, Jungho Kim, 他7名
  • Organizer: Eurosla
  • Place of Presentation: Aix-en-Provence, France
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-12
• [Presentation] 日本語かき混ぜ文の文処理 (2008)
  • Author(s): 金情浩
  • Organizer: 日本語教育世界大会 (第7回)
  • Place of Presentation: 釜山外国語大学、韓国
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-12
• [Presentation] 日本語かき混ぜ文の文処理 (2008)
  • Author(s): 金情浩
  • Organizer: 日本語教育世界大会第7回
  • Place of Presentation: 釜山、韓国
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-11
• [Book] 「言語・脳・認知」科学と外国語習得 (2009)
  • Author(s): 金情浩(分担執筆)
  • Total Pages: 204
  • Publisher: 日本語短距離かき混ぜ文の脳内処理機構
• [Book] Second Languages : Teaching, Learning and Assessment (2009)
  • Author(s): Satoru Yokoyama, Jungho Kim, et al.(分担執筆)
  • Total Pages: 169
  • Publisher: Learning effect of L2 words in non-fluent second language learners : an fMRI study