2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A comprehensive study of commonality/continuity between native and nonnative lexical processing
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21720197
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Prefectural University of Hiroshima |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 母語話者-学習者連続性 / メンタルレキシコン / 英語語彙情報処理 / 語彙判定潜時 / 音読潜時 |
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| Research Abstract |
To address the issue of commonality/continuity between native and nonnative lexical processing, lexical decision and naming latencies of English words for Japanese university students were compared with those for native English speakers. Both on lexical decision and naming, highly significant correlations between Japanese learners and natives were obtained, moreover, regression analyses confirmed that many of the operative factors were common between natives' and learners' lexical decision and naming performances. One notable difference found between natives and learners was that Japanese learners' lexical decision was faster than naming. In summary, results suggesting substantial commonality/continuity between Japanese learners and native speakers of English were obtained.
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