Investigation into Language Processing Mechanisms through Evaluation of Mildly Aphasic Subjects and Learners of Japanese

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26580101
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: Kumamoto Health Science University
• Principal Investigator: miyamoto megumi 熊本保健科学大学, 保健科学部, 講師 (80623511)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 失語症者 / 日本語学習者 / 日本語教育学的評価 / 言語聴覚学的評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, speech-language-audiology and Japanese learning evaluations were performed on aphasic subjects and learners of Japanese. In case-marking particle fill-in-the-blank exercises performed on aphasic subjects, it was discovered that central semantic usages were relatively well-established. In problems from an exercise workbook, errors were observed regardless of problem difficulty as per Japanese ability, which suggests the possibility that the closeness of semantic relationships in answer choices had an effect on responses.
In divergence recognition testing on Japanese learners, mistakes in discriminating aspirated vs. unaspirated plosives, etc., were observed, and aspirated plosives were changed to unaspirated plosives, etc., in repetition exercises. Additionally, in pointing span test, the effectiveness of speech-language-audiology evaluations on Japanese learners was confirmed, as evidenced by a tendency for decreased retention span for Japanese vs. native language, etc.

Free Research Field

失語症学、摂食嚥下障害学