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The processing of Japanese Kanji compound Words with homophones: an investigation using visual world eye-tracking paradigm

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24530928
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Experimental psychology
Research InstitutionNanzan University

Principal Investigator

FUJITA Chikako  南山大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (70300184)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OGAWA Taeko  東海学院大学, 人間関係学部, 教授 (30434517)
吉橋 由香  岐阜聖徳学園大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (30436977)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Keywords単語認知 / 同音異義語 / 漢字二字熟語
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the present study, we found evidence by psycholinguistic experiments for Japanese native speakers that phonology is activated automatically in processing of two-kanji compound words. Furthermore, we obtained evidence that semantic information of words sharing the activated phonology (i.e., homophones) is also activated, while the phonological activation decays rapidly in the processing of compound words. However, eye-tracking experiments for foreign students studying Japanese gave no evidence that searching for pictorial icon of a target word was affected by coexistence of icons of homophones, indicating that phonology is not automatically activated for persons with less lexical knowledge. Considering lack of precision of eye-tracker system, however, we need further investigation for the process of phonological activation.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2014 2013

All Presentation (3 results)

  • [Presentation] Phonological and semantic activation of homophones within the recognition of Japanese kanji compound words2014

    • Author(s)
      Chikako Fujita
    • Organizer
      International Conference on the Mental Lexicon
    • Place of Presentation
      Niagara-on-the-Lake(Canada)
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Semantic activation of homophones of Japanese kanji compound words in a masked-priming naming task2014

    • Author(s)
      Taeko Ogawa
    • Organizer
      International Conference on the Mental Lexicon
    • Place of Presentation
      Niagara-on-the-Lake(Canada)
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] プライム語による同音異義語の意味的活性がターゲット語の処理に及ぼす影響2013

    • Author(s)
      小河妙子・藤田知加子・吉橋由香
    • Organizer
      日本基礎心理学会
    • Place of Presentation
      金沢大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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