2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The use of working memory resources in comprehending SOV languages
| Project/Area Number |
26370519
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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 |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Konan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
Kahraman Baris
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 文理解 / ワーキングメモリ / ＳＯＶ言語 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project examined how native speakers use memory resources when understanding the grammatical dependencies between words, focusing on SOV languages. We tested various constructions in Japanese and Turkish, including adverbial NPI dependencies and nominative-genitive alternations. We found that higher-order grammatical relations might pose memory load in some cases, and that such tendency was stronger for high-capacity participants.
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| Free Research Field |
心理言語学
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