Speech errors by Japanese learners of English

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531137
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Kagawa University
• Principal Investigator: NAGAI Katsumi 香川大学, 大学教育基盤センター, 教授 (20332059)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: prouniciation practice / nonsense words

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Speech errors in retrieving nonsense words were compared under two conditions. The nonsense test words were lengthened gradually by adding one syllable to the head of base words (condition 1: left-most derivation) and to the tail of base words (condition 2: right-most deviation). Results showed that left-most deviation of test words yielded more precise retrieval of test words than right-most deviation. Phonological analysis demonstrated a tendency for part of test words to (a) be substituted, (b) be missed, and (c) have a consonant and a vowel (CV syllable) added to them as a unit. Substitution (a) outnumbered missing (b), and additional syllables (c) were least frequently observed.

Free Research Field

言語学