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Second language acquisition of verbal morphology in complex clausal environments

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K13146
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionKeiwa College

Principal Investigator

Shuhama Yuji  敬和学園大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (20547715)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Keywords動詞形態 / 従属節 / 機能範疇 / ボトルネック仮説 / 構成素 / イントネーション / 音調句 / 節構造 / インターフェイス仮説 / 生成文法 / 第二言語習得 / 音調 / 補文標識 / 形式素性 / 定形・非定形 / 接続詞省略 / 第二言語習得(文法) / 意味・状況理解
Outline of Research at the Start

2018-19年度の科研課題を発展させ、生成文法に基づく第二言語習得理論の枠組みで、(1) 節の種類や構造的複雑さが動詞形態の誤り傾向や明示的指導の効果に与える影響と、(2) 動詞形態の習得とその動詞が表す出来事の意味・状況理解との関連性を分析する。本研究の動詞形態の分析を通して、言語系統が異なる日本語・英語間の第二言語習得に加え、他の外国語(例:ベトナム語)を含めた外国語習得一般において、形態統語と意味のインターフェースがどのように機能しているか明らかにし、言語学の外国語教育への応用と理論的貢献を狙いとする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Verb inflection is thought to reflect the morphosyntactic status of clauses containing verbs. Under this view, this study first investigated L2 learners' grammatical knowledge of various types of clauses and verb forms observable within the clauses. Although the results of pre-intermediate learners did not validated the hypothesis, the misanalysis of verb forms was observed remarkably within complement clauses, which could be caused by their lack of knowledge about how complement clauses are affected by the tense and types of main verbs. The focus of this study extended to grammar-prosody interface, and the mapping between constituency and intonational units was investigated. The result suggested the pedagogical implications for learners of different proficiency levels, ranging from the transition of L1 rhythm to L2's to overall intonational convergence of each phrasal/clausal unit.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

名詞や動詞などの語彙範疇の組み合わせでも、当座の必要を満たすだけのメッセージの産出はある程度可能ではあるが、より情報価の高いメッセージを自在に伝え合う、人間らしい豊かなコミュニケーションのためには、基本的な機能範疇の知識の獲得とその第二言語スキルとしての定着は欠かせない。そのためにも、なぜ単文から複文になると誤りが増し活用に至らないのか、どの程度の習熟度の学習者がどこでつまづいているのか、理論的な観点から原因と理由を突き止め、実際の指導にフィードバックする必要がある。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

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

  • [Journal Article] On the labeling ambiguity in absolute participial clauses in English2023

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Shuhama
    • Journal Title

      敬和学園大学研究紀要

      Volume: 32 Pages: 65-85

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Do so replacement and the argument/adjunct distinction in Merge-based syntax2022

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Shuhama
    • Journal Title

      Linguistics Beyond and Within

      Volume: 8 Pages: 167-179

    • DOI

      10.31743/lingbaw.14964

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A Triplet View on the Double Object Construction in English: Its Syntax, Phonology, and L2 Acquisition2022

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Shuhama
    • Journal Title

      敬和学園大学研究紀要

      Volume: 31 Pages: 77-94

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Clause-sensitivity of Inflectional Morphology in L2 English2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Shuhama
    • Journal Title

      Asian Journal of University Education

      Volume: 17(3) Issue: 3 Pages: 34-40

    • DOI

      10.24191/ajue.v17i3.14519

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] On the Second Language Acquisition of Morphosyntax of English Complementizers and Embedded Finiteness2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Shuhama
    • Journal Title

      敬和学園大学研究紀要

      Volume: 30 Pages: 61-78

    • NAID

      120007119895

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] Production and Learning of Intonational Phrasing by Japanese Learners of English2022

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Shuhama
    • Organizer
      The 5th International Conference on Modern Research in Education, Teaching and Learning
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] On the labeling ambiguity in absolute participial clauses in English2022

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Shuhama
    • Organizer
      51st Poznan Linguistic Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Do so-replacement and the argument/adjunct distinction in Merge-based syntax2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Shuhama
    • Organizer
      The 8th meeting of Linguistics Beyond and Within: International Linguistics Conference in Lublin
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Clause-sensitivity of inflectional morphology in L2 English2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Shuhama
    • Organizer
      International Conference of Research on Language Education 2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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