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Neural mechanisms for understanding a speaker's intention communicated by indirect utterances

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H00525
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02060:Linguistics-related
Research InstitutionMejiro University

Principal Investigator

Tokimoto Shingo  目白大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (00291849)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 曽雌 崇弘  目白大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (00381434)
宮岡 弥生  広島経済大学, 教養教育部, 教授 (10351975)
時本 楠緒子  尚美学園大学, 総合政策学部, 非常勤講師 (10435662)
木山 幸子  東北大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (10612509)
米田 英嗣  青山学院大学, 教育人間科学部, 教授 (50711595)
滝浦 真人  放送大学, 教養学部, 教授 (90248998)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥10,920,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,520,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Keywords語用論的推論 / 脳波 / 発生源推定 / 因果的相互作用 / 推意 / 協調の原理 / 文脈検索 / 視点取得 / 社会性個人差 / 間接的発話 / 会話的含意 / 心の理論 / effective connectivity / 戦略的話者の理論 / functional connectivity / 事象関連電位 / 時間処理
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、言語コミュニケーションにおける意図伝達のメカニズムを、間接的発話を材料とした神経言語学的実験によって考察する。本研究課題では、間接的発話についての未解決の問題として、(1) 文脈検索の問題、(2) 推論の収束の問題、(3) 間接的発話の理由を設定し、特に文脈検索と推論の収束の関わりに焦点を置く。脳波解析によって意図理解メカニズムの構造と時系列を検討し、また、話者の社会性の個人差に応じて言語判断と神経活動が組織的に変化する知見を踏まえ、言語コミュニケーションにおける個人差の規則性を考察する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the mechanisms of understanding of a speaker's intention by means of a neurolinguistic experiment using indirect utterances. We created discourses manipulated by two factors: (1) whether the context for inference was explicit or implicit, and (2) whether the speaker's intention concerned the present or the past. We recorded scalp EEG from native Japanese speakers during auditory comprehension of the discourses, and analyzed causal connectivity between 19 brain regions by the source localization. We found a significant connectivity between the mentalizing and temporal processing networks only when the context referred to the past. We interpret this connectivity as a manifestation of temporal processing in indirect utterance interpretation and claim that pragmatic inference of intention comprehension is a situation model building process with multiple dimensions.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年の神経科学的知見は、個々の脳領域が固有の特性を持つことはもちろんとしても、ある心的機能が脳内の複数の領域の相互作用によって実現されていることを示している。言語処理についても、言語野以外の脳領域の関わりが広く知られるようになった。脳波を用いた本研究の脳内相互作用の分析は、空間解像度の点で機能的磁気共鳴画像法(fMRI)に及ばないが、1秒以内に完結する言語処理の時間的変化を追える利点がある。また「コミュニケーション能力」が社会的関心になる一方、その実体は不明なので、教育現場を含む様々な場面で不必要な不安や緊張が生まれている。本研究はコミュニケーション能力の科学的理解に寄与するものである。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (42 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 10 results,  Open Access: 9 results) Presentation (27 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 13 results,  Invited: 10 results) Book (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Chapter 4 An EEG analysis of long-distance scrambling in Japanese: Head direction, reanalysis, and working memory constraints2023

    • Author(s)
      Shingo Tokimoto and Naoko Tokimoto
    • Journal Title

      Issues in Japanese Psycholinguistics from Comparative Perspectives, Volume 2: Interaction Between Linguistic and Nonlinguistic Factors

      Volume: 2 Pages: 55-76

    • DOI

      10.1515/9783110778939-004

    • ISBN
      9783110778939
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Time course of effective connectivity associated with perspective taking in utterance comprehension.2023

    • Author(s)
      Shingo Tokimoto and Naoko Tokimoto
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

      Volume: 17 Pages: 1179230-1179230

    • DOI

      10.3389/fnhum.2023.1179230

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A new trend in Chinese address and its theoretical implications2023

    • Author(s)
      Xiao Tingting、Takiura Masato
    • Journal Title

      East Asian Pragmatics

      Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Pages: 383-413

    • DOI

      10.1558/eap.25847

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Chapter 10 Pragmatic atypicality of individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Preliminary results of a production study of sentence-final particles in Japanese2023

    • Author(s)
      Naoe Taiga、Okimura Tsukasa、Iwabuchi Toshiki、Kiyama Sachiko、Makuuchi Michiru
    • Journal Title

      Issues in Japanese Psycholinguistics from Comparative Perspectives

      Volume: 2 Pages: 183-200

    • DOI

      10.1515/9783110778939-010

    • ISBN
      9783110778939
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Auditory comprehension of Japanese scrambled sentences by patients with aphasia: An ERP study2023

    • Author(s)
      Kasai, M., Kiyama, S., Niikuni, K., Tokimoto, S., Cheng, L., Wang, M., Song, G.,Todate, K., Suzuki, H., Mugikura, S., Ueno, T., & Koizumi, M.
    • Journal Title

      Issues in Japanese Psycholinguistics from Comparative Perspectives, Volume 2: Interaction Between Linguistic and Nonlinguistic Factors

      Volume: 1 Pages: 201-222

    • DOI

      10.1515/9783110778939-011

    • ISBN
      9783110778939
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measurements of the lateral cerebellar hemispheres using near-infrared spectroscopy through comparison between autism spectrum disorder and typical development2023

    • Author(s)
      Nishida Toshiki、Suzumura Nao、Nakanishi Yuto、Maki Nao、Komeda Hidetsugu、Kawasaki Masahiro、Funabiki Yasuko
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience Letters

      Volume: 812 Pages: 137381-137381

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137381

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Neural Coupling between Interhemispheric and Frontoparietal Functional Connectivity during Semantic Processing2023

    • Author(s)
      Soshi Takahiro
    • Journal Title

      Brain Sciences

      Volume: 13 Issue: 11 Pages: 1601-1601

    • DOI

      10.3390/brainsci13111601

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Different neural responses for unfinished sentence as a conventional indirect refusal between native and non-native speakers: An event-related potential study2022

    • Author(s)
      Wang, M., Tokimoto, S., Song, G., Ueno, T., Koizumi, M., & Kiyama, S.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology: Language Sciences

      Volume: 13 Pages: 1-15

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2022.806023

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Involvement of the intrinsic functional network of the red nucleus in complex behavioral processing2022

    • Author(s)
      Sung Yul-Wan、Kiyama Sachiko、Choi Uk-Su、Ogawa Seiji
    • Journal Title

      Cerebral Cortex Communications

      Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-8

    • DOI

      10.1093/texcom/tgac037

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] An EEG Analysis of Honorification in Japanese: Human Hierarchical Relationships Coded in Language2021

    • Author(s)
      Tokimoto Shingo、Miyaoka Yayoi、Tokimoto Naoko
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 12 Pages: 549839-549839

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2021.549839

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 感情言語の発達と個人差:神経科学実験からの示唆2024

    • Author(s)
      木山幸子
    • Organizer
      日本社会におけるダイバーシティ研究の最前線:インクルーシブな社会の実現を目指して
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 日本語終助詞「ね」と「よ」で受け手の印象はどう変わるか2024

    • Author(s)
      木山幸子
    • Organizer
      言語処理学会第30回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 家族関係を対称詞として呼びかけられた際の聞き手の受け取り方: 事象関連電位を用いた検討2024

    • Author(s)
      山根初穂・汪敏・加藤志織・小泉政利・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      言語処理学会第30回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] カタカナ語の視覚的処理における迅速な音韻活性: 閾下プライミングを用いた語彙性判断課題による検証2024

    • Author(s)
      加藤志織・熊可欣・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      言語処理学会第30回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 発話理解における視点取得の脳内 effective connectivity とその時系列2023

    • Author(s)
      時本真吾
    • Organizer
      東北大学言語学講演会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] あいまいな会話はなぜ成立するのか2023

    • Author(s)
      時本真吾
    • Organizer
      東京都登録要約筆記者の会 研修会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 生成文法の現在 - そもそも「文法」とはどのように捉えられるべきか2023

    • Author(s)
      時本真吾
    • Organizer
      第25回認知神経心理学研究会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Time course of effective connectivity for perspective-taking in speech comprehension.2023

    • Author(s)
      Shingo Tokimoto and Naoko Tokimoto
    • Organizer
      第46回日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effect of the temporal processing on the time course of effective connectivity for understanding implicit intention of a speaker in discourse.2023

    • Author(s)
      Shingo Tokimoto and Naoko Tokimoto
    • Organizer
      Neuroscience 2023 of Society for Neuroscience
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Empathetic language use in East Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Sachiko Kiyama
    • Organizer
      University of Warsaw and Tohoku University Joint Workshop.
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The role of social cognition for processing a linguistic device to regulate interpersonal relationships.2023

    • Author(s)
      Kiyama, S., Jeong, H., Cui, H., Wang, M., Cheng, L., Song, G., Kawashima, R., & Sugiura, M.
    • Organizer
      Australasian Neuroscience Society 41st Annual Scientific Meeting
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Neural basis for comprehending indirect refusal as a politeness strategy.2023

    • Author(s)
      Wang, M., Cui, H., Jeong, H., Song, G., Cheng, L., Koizumi, M., & Kiyama, S.
    • Organizer
      Australasian Neuroscience Society 41st Annual Scientific Meeting
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 韓国語の行為指示における新しい敬意表現-silgeyoの容認度の検討2023

    • Author(s)
      丁仁京, 滝浦真人, 林炫情, 玉岡賀津雄
    • Organizer
      日本語用論学会第26回大会
    • Related Report
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  • [Presentation] チャット・コマースに見る“遠近両用”ストラテジーと東アジアの語用論 ― 中国語の対人距離感にいま起こっていること2023

    • Author(s)
      滝浦真人, 肖ティンティン
    • Organizer
      日本語用論学会第26回大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 書く「目的」と「スタイル」の話2023

    • Author(s)
      滝浦真人
    • Organizer
      国立国会図書館 調査局 研修講義
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Empathetic language use in East Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Sachiko Kiyama
    • Organizer
      University of Warsaw and Tohoku University Joint Workshop
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Empathetic language use in East Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Sachiko Kiyama
    • Organizer
      Workshop "East Meets East"
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The role of social cognition for processing a linguistic device to regulate interpersonal relationships2023

    • Author(s)
      Kiyama, S., Jeong, H., Cui, H., Wang, M., Cheng, L., Song, G., Kawashima, R., & Sugiura, M.
    • Organizer
      Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) 41st Annual Scientific Meeting
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Neural basis for comprehending indirect refusal as a politeness strategy2023

    • Author(s)
      Wang, M., Cui, H., Jeong, H., Song, G., Cheng, L., Koizumi, M., & Kiyama, S.
    • Organizer
      Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) 41st Annual Scientific Meeting
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Speech act recognition in younger and older Japanese adults2023

    • Author(s)
      Tan, L., Kasai, M., Kato, S., & Kiyama, S.
    • Organizer
      23rd Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Cross-language orthographic associations in proficient Chinese-Japanese bilinguals in a lexical decision task with cross-language priming2023

    • Author(s)
      Zhao, X., Xiong, K., & Kiyama, S.
    • Organizer
      European Second Language Association (EUROSLA) 32
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] カタカナ語の視覚的処理における迅速な音韻活性:閾下プライミングを用いた事象関連電位による検証2023

    • Author(s)
      加藤志織・程レイ雅・熊可欣・小泉政利・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      日本言語学会第147回大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 中国語母語話者の文末助詞の産出傾向: 命題内容・性差・世代に応じた決定木分析2023

    • Author(s)
      宋歌・木山幸子
    • Organizer
      日本言語学会第147回大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 発話理解における視点取得の脳内 effective connectivity とその時系列2023

    • Author(s)
      時本真吾
    • Organizer
      東北大学言語学講 演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 脳波から観た言語理解における視点取得と社会性個人差の関わり2022

    • Author(s)
      時本真吾・時本楠緒子
    • Organizer
      日本神経科学学会Neuro2022サテライトシンポジウム誘発電位・事象関連電位の現在と未来
    • Related Report
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    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Effective connectivity for perspective-taking in Japanese sentence comprehension and its correlation with autistic tendency.2022

    • Author(s)
      Shingo Tokimoto and Naoko Tokimoto
    • Organizer
      第45回日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The EEG for perspective-taking in sentence comprehension is correlated with autistic tendency.2021

    • Author(s)
      Shingo Tokimoto and Naoko Tokimoto
    • Organizer
      2021 Organization for Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting
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    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] イン/ポライトネス ―からまる善意と悪意―2023

    • Author(s)
      滝浦真人・椎名美智(編集)
    • Total Pages
      272
    • Publisher
      ひつじ書房
    • ISBN
      4823411595
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Development of Neuropragmatics in Key Concepts of Experimental Pragmatics, Y. Miyamoto, M. Koizumi, H. Ono, K. Yatsushiro, & U. Sauerland, (eds.)2022

    • Author(s)
      Shingo Tokimoto
    • Total Pages
      364
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • ISBN
      9784758923743
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 『ライブラリ心理学の杜7: 学習・言語心理学2022

    • Author(s)
      木山幸子・大沼卓也・新国佳祐・熊可欣
    • Total Pages
      352
    • Publisher
      サイエンス社
    • ISBN
      9784781915500
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Experimental pragmatics using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In Y. Miyamoto, M. Koizumi, H. Ono, K. Yatsushiro, & U. Sauerland (Eds.), Key concepts of experimental pragmatics.2022

    • Author(s)
      Sachiko Kiyama
    • Total Pages
      364
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • ISBN
      9784758923743
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Issues in Japanese Psycholinguistics from Comparative Perspectives.2022

    • Author(s)
      Shingo Tokimoto and Naoko Tokimoto
    • Publisher
      Mouton-NINJAL Library of Linguistics Series
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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