A Study for Theory Construction on the Development of Second Language Processing Ability with an Emphasis on Transitional Probability
Project/Area Number |
24320105
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Foreign language education
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Research Institution | Nagoya University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥18,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥8,970,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,070,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
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Keywords | 視線計測 / 学習者コーパス / 遷移確率 / 頻度効果 / 連語表現 / 眼球運動 / 多読 / 統計的学習 / 予測可能性 / 言語処理能力 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, eye tracking experiments suggest that even English learners have a probabilistic knowledge of the order of sentence components in syntax. It is also confirmed that learners are sensitive to the naturalness and frequency of collocational expressions. Grammatical morpheme experiments confirm that learners are more strongly influenced by preceding forms than grammatical morphemes. Thus, to some extent, English learners are able to attain the processing abilities of syntax and collocations similar to those of native English speakers. In addition, an extensive reading experiment shows improvements in reading speed that seem to be due to the frequency effect of a large amount of input. As for the analysis of the learner corpus, it is confirmed that it is possible to observe the unique language uses of English learners by comparing the transition probabilities of collocational expressions.
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Report
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Research Products
(24 results)