2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Phonological and morphosyntactic knowledge by native speakers and Japanese learners of English: Toward a vocabulary development mode
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23520720
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Women's University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 音韻知識 / 形態統語知識 / 派生接尾辞 / 英語習熟度 / 語彙発達 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study investigated the phonological and morphosyntactic knowledge of derivational English words possessed by Japanese learners of English with different English proficiency levels, using native speakers as control participants. Experiment 1 used English words to examine the effects of word frequency and suffix type (neutral and nonneutral). Suffix type affected both intermediate and advanced learners, but frequency had a greater impact on intermediate learners. Experiment 2 used nonwords to examine the effects of task type (phonological and morphosyntactic) and proficiency (intermediate and advanced). While intermediate learners showed no significant difference between the two tasks, advanced learners performed better at the morphosyntactic task than at the phonological task, the same trend demonstrated by native speakers. The study generally suggests a strong association between knowledge of derivational English words and general English proficiency.
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Research Products
(2 results)
