Exploring Partial Productivity of Constructions in Conversation

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K00680
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02080:English linguistics-related
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: Kihara Emiko 神戸大学, 大学教育推進機構, 准教授 (30611371)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 濱野 寛子 名古屋学院大学, 経済学部, 講師 (50756971)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 幼児 / 学習者 / 構文学習 / 会話における構文 / グッドイナフアプローチ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We found out that 1) when L2 learners (children and students) select constructions during conversation, they are subject to many factors (beside the knowledge of constructions) such as error prediction, adjustment of coverage, accessibility to constructions, and purpose of conversation. Additionally, it is found out that 2) adults tend to select constructions based on their past experience, that is, familiarity to constructions. These results suggest that children and learners do not have enough experience, compared with adults, so that they are influenced by their ability, skills, and circumstances.

Free Research Field

認知言語学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本プロジェクトの結果を受けて、最終年度にAdele Goldberg氏を招聘し、国際シンポジウムを開催した。その結果、幼児、大人、学習者も構文の選択と産出時にはグッドイナフアプローチ (Goldberg and Ferreira 2022) をとることがあることが明らかになった。今後は、話者（幼児、学習者、大人）がどのような場面でグッドイナフアプローチをとる傾向があるのかを分析していく必要があることが確認された。