広島大学大学院人間社会科学研究科紀要. 教育学研究 Issue 3
published_at 2022-12-23

中国人上級日本語学習者のガーデンパス文の聴解処理 : 作動記憶容量と文脈の有無を操作した実験的検討

Listening comprehension of garden-path sentences by advanced Chinese learners of Japanese: An experimental study on working memory capacity and the presence of context
Ezoe Mikoto
Wan Shuli
Liao Wen
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Abstract
In this study, we clarified how Japanese garden-path sentences are listened to and processed as a second language (L2) in terms of disambiguation by advanced Chinese learners of Japanese, and an experimental investigation was performed to examine working memory (WM) capacity and the presence of context. The results indicate that listening comprehension of garden-path sentences is difficult for learners of Japanese, regardless of WM capacity. In addition, WM capacity is involved in the comprehension of sentences regardless of sentence type or context. Further, contrary to the findings of prior studies on L1 speakers, for learners, the preceding context interferes with the comprehension of the target sentence. The present study suggests that learners’ WM capacity should be considered when listening to garden-path sentences. In this case, the presentation of context should be discussed with caution. Based on the outcomes of this study, showing a context does not always facilitate listening comprehension, although there is still scope for deeper exploration in terms of the content of the context provided.
Keywords
garden-path sentence
working memory capacity
listening processing
context
disambiguation
ガーデンパス文
作動記憶容量
聴解処理
文脈
脱曖昧化処理
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