Does the functional load principle predict to how non-native English speakers assess the pronunciation intelligibility of Japanese non-native English speakers?

• Project/Area Number: 24K04051
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: ONeal George 新潟大学, 教育基盤機構, 准教授 (10554256)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
• Keywords: 負荷機能理論 / 国際通用語としての英語 / 英語の発音 / 音韻論

Outline of Research at the Start

During the first year, the test sentences will be constructed. During the second year, experiment participants will listen to the test sentences. Also during the second year, statistical tests will be performed on the data. In the third year, the results will be presented at conferences.