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Development of phonological word database based on an analysis of English phonological input for Japanese junior high school students

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25370622
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Murao Remi  名古屋大学, 国際言語文化研究科, 准教授 (80454122)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 神白 哲史  専修大学, ネットワーク情報学部, 准教授 (90439521)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords頻度効果 / 音韻語 / 音声言語認識 / 中学英語検定教科書 / 聞き取り / 英語教育 / 音声指導 / 教材分析 / 音韻語データベース
Outline of Final Research Achievements

A phonological word database was developed based on an analysis of 18 authorized English textbooks used in Japanese junior high schools in order to find out the type of sound sequences and their frequency of students’ encounter during three years of study. A study was conducted to examine whether the frequency effect is found in syllable sequences instead of a word frequency, as the unit of processing spoken words is considered to be a phonological unit of combined syllables rather than an individual word. Sixty-three Japanese university students participated in a sentence dictation task where each sentence contained tri-syllabic sequences with high and low frequencies of occurrence based on the database. The results of ANOVA and correlation analyses revealed that the frequency of individual syllables or words does not relate to the recognition of speech, whereas the frequency is significant for syllable sequences larger than a word.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Effects of syllable sequence frequency on EFL learners’ speech recognition.2017

    • Author(s)
      Remi Murao and Tetsushi Kajiro
    • Journal Title

      Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan

      Volume: 28 Pages: 161-175

    • NAID

      130006687674

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 日本人英語学習者の音韻語獲得プロセス解明に向けた基礎データベース構築の試み2015

    • Author(s)
      神白哲史・村尾玲美
    • Journal Title

      中部地区英語教育学会紀要

      Volume: 第44号 Pages: 247-252

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 中学校英語検定教科書における音節連鎖頻度と聞き取りの関係2016

    • Author(s)
      村尾玲美・神白哲史
    • Organizer
      第42回全国英語教育学会埼玉研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      獨協大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本人英語学習者の音韻語獲得プロセス解明に向けた基礎データベース構築の試み2014

    • Author(s)
      神白哲史・村尾玲美
    • Organizer
      全国英語教育学会
    • Place of Presentation
      徳島大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-09 – 2014-08-10
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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