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Second Language Acquisition Research on Null Elements

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24520681
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionKwansei Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

Yamada Kazumi  関西学院大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (90435305)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 宮本 陽一  大阪大学, 言語文化研究科(言語文化専攻), 准教授 (50301271)
Research Collaborator YATSUSHIRO KAZUKO  The Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft(ZAS), Research fellow
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords項削除 / sloppy読み / strict読み / 日本語学習者 / スペイン語学習者 / 英語学習者 / ドイツ語学習者 / 母語の影響 / 日本人スペイン語学習者 / スペイン人日本語学習者 / 上級レベル / 初級レベル / 英語を母語とする日本語学習者 / 日本人英語学習者 / 第二言語習得 / 空項 / D素性 / pro / L2 の影響 / feature based model / 空要素 / AE / 素性 / 空主語 / 空目的語 / 名詞句削除 / 非顕在的な要素 / argument / agreement
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This is a study, following Oku (1997) and Saito (2007) among others, where we hypothesized that null arguments in Japanese are Argument Ellipsis (AE) and explored interpretation of null arguments in L2 grammar. In our examination, we conducted eight separate types of cross-linguistic studies: acquisition of Japanese by speakers of Spanish, German, and non-pro-drop languages, acquisition of English by speakers of Japanese and German, acquisition of German by speakers of Japanese and English, and acquisition of Spanish by Japanese speakers. The results of each study showed both positive and negative L1 influences. In addition, the influence of L1 was not limited to an early stage of L2 development but was also observed at a later stage (Wakabayashi, 1997). We concluded that interpretation of null arguments in the L2 acquisition process can be explained in the L2 acquisition model proposed by Miyamoto (2012), which is based on Ishino’s (2010) Feature Transfer and Feature Learning (FTFL).

Report

(6 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2012 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] The Centre for General Linguistics (ZAS)(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] On Interpretation of Null Arguments in L2 Japanese by European non-pro-drop and pro-drop language speakers2016

    • Author(s)
      Kazumi Yamada and Yoichi Miyamoto
    • Journal Title

      JSLS2016 Handbook

      Volume: - Pages: 126-129

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Interpretation of Argument Ellipsis by Japanese and German EFL learners2016

    • Author(s)
      Kazumi Yamada
    • Journal Title

      言語と文化

      Volume: 19 Pages: 47-61

    • NAID

      120005754041

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Interpretation of Argument Ellipsis by European Non-pro-drop and Topic-drop Language Speakers2015

    • Author(s)
      Kazumi Yamada
    • Journal Title

      言語と文化 Language and Culture

      Volume: 18 Pages: 29-41

    • NAID

      120005754034

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] On Null Arguments and Phi-Features in SLA: A Preliminary Study2015

    • Author(s)
      Yoichi Miyamoto and Kazumi Yamada
    • Journal Title

      Nanzan Linguistics

      Volume: 10 Pages: 1-20

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The Interpretation of Argument Ellipsis by Japanese Child and Adult Speakers2012

    • Author(s)
      Kazumi Yamada
    • Journal Title

      Kwansei Gakuin University Humanities Review

      Volume: Vol.17 Pages: 159-169

    • NAID

      40021340622

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] On a Mixed Nature of L3 Spanish Grammar of L1 Japanese Subjects with L2 English2017

    • Author(s)
      Yoichi Miyamoto and Kazumi Yamada
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech (ISMBS) 2017
    • Place of Presentation
      Chania (Greece)
    • Year and Date
      2017-09-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] On Interpretation of Null Arguments in L2 Japanese by European non-pro-drop and pro-drop language speakers2016

    • Author(s)
      Kazumi Yamada and Yoichi Miyamoto
    • Organizer
      The European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) 26
    • Place of Presentation
      Jyväskylä (Finland)
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] On Interpretation of Null Arguments in L2 Japanese by European non-pro-drop and pro-drop language speakers2016

    • Author(s)
      Kazumi Yamada, Yoichi Miyamoto
    • Organizer
      The European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) 26
    • Place of Presentation
      Jyväskylä (Finland)
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] L2 Interpretation of Null Arguments by Japanese SFL learners and Spanish JFL learners2016

    • Author(s)
      Kazumi Yamada, Yoichi Miyamoto
    • Organizer
      The Japanese Society for Language Sciences 18th Annual International Conference (JSLS2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Tokyo Komaba Campus, (東京都・目黒区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] L2 Interpretation of Null Arguments by Japanese SFL learners and Spanish JFL learners2016

    • Author(s)
      Kazumi Yamada and Yoichi Miyamoto
    • Organizer
      The Japanese Society for Language Sciences 18th Annual International Conference (JSLS2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学(東京都・目黒区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] On Null arguments and L1/L2 Transfer:A Study of Japanese Learners of German as a Foreign Language2015

    • Author(s)
      Yoichi Miyamoto, Kazumi Yamada, Kazuko Yatsushiro
    • Organizer
      LASLAB Workshop on Language Acquisition and the Second Language Classroom
    • Place of Presentation
      Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-06
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 第二言語における非顕在的な要素に関する一考察

    • Author(s)
      宮本陽一
    • Organizer
      第六部門「言語理論から見た第二言語獲得研究-英語教育との接点を求めて」、SIMPOSIA、日本英文学会第84回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      専修大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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