Prototype-effect in L2 acquisition of transitive constructions
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22K13144
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02090:Japanese language education-related
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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| Keywords | prototype theory / L2 acquisition / transitive construction / case particle 'o' / Hindi speakers / Vietnamese speakers / language acquisition / L2 Japanese / Vietnamese-speakers / Persian-speakers / Hindi-speakers / prototype |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
I will examine whether L2 learners of Japanese are sensitive to verb transitivity by adopting a prototype-based view of acquisition. I will investigate whether learners of three L1 backgrounds: Hindi-speakers, Persian-speakers and Vietnamese-speakers exhibit similar sensitivity to transitivity.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The principal achievements of the second year of this project are as follows: (1) the publication of the findings of the initial round of surveys targeting Vietnamese-speaking learners of Japanese in a peer-reviewed journal (currently in print), and (2) the partial completion of the second round of surveys targeting Hindi-speaking learners of Japanese. (2) also involved analyzing the argument structure of Hindi verbs in order to predict misuse that may be attributed to the learner's L1.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
4: Progress in research has been delayed.
Reason
The initial delay in conducting the first round of surveys had a cascading effect on the schedule of the second round, resulting in only partial completion by the end of the AY2023.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
1) Complete the survey in India.
2) Report the findings in a peer-reviewed journals.
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Report
(2 results)
Research Products
(4 results)
