2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Production Patterns in Japanese Long Vowels and Categorical Perception of Vowel Length by Chinese-Speaking Learners of Japanese
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20720135
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Japanese language education
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| Research Institution | Kokushikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
KURIHARA Michiyo 国士舘大学, 21世紀アジア学部, 准教授 (40431481)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | 日本語音声習得 / 中国語母語話者 / 長母音 / 範疇知覚 / 日本語教育 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, it was clarified that production and perception of Japanese long vowels by Mandarin Chinese speaking learners of Japanese are affected by syllable structures of words. Particularly, it was suggested that for the first long vowels of words that include two long vowels, duration of the vowels are longer both at production and perception as long vowels, compared to words with different syllable structures. It was also indicated that learners' tendencies of production and perception of long vowels could differ depending on their length of residence in Japan.
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