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Prototype-effect in L2 acquisition of transitive constructions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K13144
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 02090:Japanese language education-related
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

Chauhan Anubhuti  筑波大学, 人文社会系, 助教 (00872839)

Project Period (FY) 2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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)
Keywordsprototype theory / L2 acquisition / transitive construction / case particle 'o' / Hindi speakers / Vietnamese speakers / language acquisition / L2 Japanese / Vietnamese-speakers / Persian-speakers / Hindi-speakers / prototype
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.

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.

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.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

1) Complete the survey in India.
2) Report the findings in a peer-reviewed journals.

Report

(2 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2024 2023 Other

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

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Hanoi University(ベトナム)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] English and Foreign Language University(インド)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 動詞の他動性が格助詞選択に及ぼす影響 ―ベトナム語を母語とする学習者を中心に―2024

    • Author(s)
      チョーハン・アヌブティ、グエン・ティ・ミン
    • Journal Title

      日本語/日本語教育研究会

      Volume: 15

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Role of Prototypical Transitivity in the Selection of Accusative Case Particle wo by Persian Learners of L2 Japanese2023

    • Author(s)
      Anubhuti Chauhan, Ayat Hosseini
    • Journal Title

      Acta Linguistica Asiatica

      Volume: 13.1 Issue: 1 Pages: 9-33

    • DOI

      10.4312/ala.13.1.9-33

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2022-04-19   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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