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A Study of English Prosody Produced by Native Speakers of Japanese in Consideration of Communicative Ability

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22520505
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field English linguistics
Research InstitutionPrefectural University of Hiroshima

Principal Investigator

JOTO Akiyo  県立広島大学, 人間文化学部, 教授 (60196665)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YUZAWA Nobuo  宇都宮大学, 国際学部, 教授 (00220525)
Project Period (FY) 2010 – 2012
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords英語プロソディー / イントネーション / 音調核 / アクセント / フォーカス / 区切り / 日本語話者 / 明瞭性 / 英語プロソディ / 英語イントネーション / 核音調 / 英語音声学 / プロソデイー / 音響音声学
Research Abstract

This study examined the prosodic features of English produced by native speakers of Japanese, analyzing the ratings of the intelligibility levels of Japanese English productions by native speakers of English and the acoustic data of English and Japanese speakers’ productions. The prosodic characteristics varied across the length of sentences, the position of the focus in a sentence, the kind of tone, and the kind of focus. The present study revealed some difficulties that Japanese learners have in producing intelligible intonation including chunking, and also provided some useful suggestions for the teaching of English intonation to Japanese learners.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2012 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2011 Annual Research Report
  • 2010 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (22 results)

All 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (19 results)

  • [Journal Article] 核音調の情報が日本人学習者の英語プロソディに与える影響2012

    • Author(s)
      湯澤伸夫,上斗晶代
    • Journal Title

      英語音声学

      Volume: 第17号 Pages: 87-96

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Prosodic Features of English Yes-No QuestionsProduced by Japanese Speakers2012

    • Author(s)
      Akiyo Joto, Nobuo Yuzawa
    • Journal Title

      PERSICA

      Volume: 第39号 Pages: 93-107

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Intelligibility Level and Acoustic Features of the English Rising Tone Produced by Japanese Learners2012

    • Author(s)
      Nobuo Yuzawa, Akiyo Joto
    • Journal Title

      英語音声学

      Volume: 第16号 Pages: 101-112

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Prosodic Features of English Contrastive Focus Produced by Japanese Speakers: an Analysis of Sentences with a Focus on Pronouns2012

    • Author(s)
      Akiyo Joto, Nobuo Yuzawa
    • Organizer
      The 10th Asia TEFL
    • Place of Presentation
      Hotel Leela Kempinski,デリー(インド)
    • Year and Date
      2012-10-06
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] rosodic Features of English Contrastive Focus on Pronouns Produced by Japanese Speakers2012

    • Author(s)
      Akiyo Joto, Nobuo Yuzawa
    • Organizer
      The 2012 ILAC International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, バンコク(タイ)
    • Year and Date
      2012-08-22
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 核音調の情報が日本人学習者の英語プロソディに与える影響2012

    • Author(s)
      湯澤伸夫,上斗晶代
    • Organizer
      第17回日本英語音声学会全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      北見工業大学
    • Year and Date
      2012-06-02
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本語話者の英語プロソディの特徴2012

    • Author(s)
      上斗晶代,湯澤伸夫
    • Organizer
      日本音響学会2012年春季研究発表会
    • Place of Presentation
      神奈川大学横浜キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2012-03-13
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report 2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本人学習者の生成による英語プロソディーの特徴-音調核を中心に-2012

    • Author(s)
      上斗晶代,湯澤伸夫
    • Organizer
      第19回日本英語音声学会中部支部研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋学院大学白鳥学舎
    • Year and Date
      2012-03-03
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report 2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本人学習者の英語プロソディーの特徴-音調核の情報の有無の相違をもとに-2012

    • Author(s)
      湯澤伸夫,上斗晶代
    • Organizer
      第19回日本英語音声学会中部支部研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋学院大学白鳥学舎
    • Year and Date
      2012-03-03
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report 2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prosodic Features of English Contrastive Focus on Pronouns Produced by Japanese Speakers2012

    • Author(s)
      Akiyo Joto, Nobuo Yuzawa
    • Organizer
      The 2012 ILAC International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prosocic Features of English Contrastive Focus Produced by Japanese Speakers: an Analysis of Sentences with a Focus on Pronouns2012

    • Author(s)
      Akiyo Joto, Nobuo Yuzawa
    • Organizer
      The 10th Asia TEFL
    • Place of Presentation
      Hotel Leela Kempinski, Delhi NCR, India
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 核音調の情報が日本人学習者の英語プロソディに与える影響2012

    • Author(s)
      湯澤伸夫, 上斗晶代
    • Organizer
      第17回日本英語音声学会全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      北見工業大学(発表確定)
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The Intelligibility Level and Acoustic Features of the English Rising Tone Produced by Japanese Learners2011

    • Author(s)
      Nobuo Yuzawa,Akiyo Joto
    • Organizer
      第16回日本英語音声学会全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      高知大学
    • Year and Date
      2011-11-06
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report 2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] An Effective Way of Improving Japanese Learners' English Intonation: A Case of the Use of the Tonetic Stress Marks2011

    • Author(s)
      Nobuo Yuzawa,Akiyo Joto
    • Organizer
      第50回大学英語教育学会(JACET) 国際大会
    • Place of Presentation
      西南学院大学
    • Year and Date
      2011-08-31
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prosodic Features of English Yes-No Questions Produced by Japanese Speakers2011

    • Author(s)
      Akiyo Joto, Nobuo Yuzawa
    • Organizer
      The 17th International Congress ofPhonetic Sciences (ICPhS 2011)
    • Place of Presentation
      The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre,香港(中国)
    • Year and Date
      2011-08-20
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prosodic Features of the English Rising Intonation Produced by Japanese Learners2011

    • Author(s)
      Akiyo Joto, Nobuo Yuzawa
    • Organizer
      The 9th Asia TEFL International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Hotel Seoul KyoYuk MunHwa HoeKwan,ソウル(韓国)
    • Year and Date
      2011-07-28
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本語話者の生成による英語音調核の特徴2011

    • Author(s)
      上斗 晶代
    • Organizer
      日本音響学会2011年春季研究発表会
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学西早稲田キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2011-03-10
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report 2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本人学習者の英語プロソディーの特徴2011

    • Author(s)
      上斗 晶代
    • Organizer
      日本英語音声学会中部支部第18回研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京第一ホテル錦
    • Year and Date
      2011-03-05
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report 2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prosodic Features of the English Rising Intonation Produced by Japanese Learners2011

    • Author(s)
      Akiyo Joto, Nobuo Yuzawa
    • Organizer
      The 9^<th> Asia TEFL International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      ソウル市(Hotel Seoul KyoYuk MunHwa HoeKwan)
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prosodic Features of English Yes-No Questions Produced by Japanese Speakers2011

    • Author(s)
      Akiyo Joto, Nobuo Yuzawa
    • Organizer
      The 17^<th> International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS 2011)
    • Place of Presentation
      ホンコン(The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong)
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] An Effective Way of Improving Japanese Learners' English Intonation : A Case of the Use of the Tonetic Stress Marks2011

    • Author(s)
      Nobuo Yuzawa, Akiyo Joto
    • Organizer
      第50回大学英語教育学会(JACET)国際大会
    • Place of Presentation
      西南学院大学
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 核音調の情報が日本人学習者の英語プロソディに与える影響

    • Author(s)
      湯澤伸夫,上斗晶代
    • Organizer
      第17回日本英語音声学会全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      北見工業大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2010-08-23   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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