Scrambling

Nemoto, Naoko

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“…In (2), the dative NP moves from its original position to a sentence-initial position, creating a gap in the original position. Because of the additional IP node created by the gap, the scrambled sentence shown in (2) is syntactically more complex than its canonical counterpart in (1) (Nemoto, 1999). Psycholinguists typically operationalize syntactic complexities in term of increasing reaction times at the gap position (the scrambling effect).…”

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The use of case marking for predictive processing in second language Japanese

Mitsugi

MacWhinney

2015

Bilingualism

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Research on processing in English has shown that verb information facilitates predictive processing. Because Japanese verbs occur at the ends of clauses, this information cannot be used to predict the roles of preceding nominals. Kamide, Altmann and Haywood (2003) showed that native Japanese speakers use case markers to predict forthcoming linguistic items. In the present study, we investigated whether second language learners of Japanese demonstrate such predictive effects when processing sentences containing either the monotransitive or ditransitive constructions. A visual-world paradigm experiment showed that, although native speakers generated predictions for syntactic outcomes, the learners did not. These findings underscore the usefulness of morphosyntactic information in processing Japanese and indicate that learners fail to make full use of case markers to generate expectations regarding syntactic outcomes during online processing. Learners may rely on nonlinguistic information to compensate for this deficit in syntactic processing.

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The use of case marking for predictive processing in second language Japanese

Mitsugi

MacWhinney

2015

Bilingualism

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“…In these instances, the “surprising constituent” (Takano, 2002 ) can be moved together, or located away from its local interpretable domain, thus satisfying the movement criterion of constituency. The surprising constituent formation can be accounted for syntactically, by drawing on the assumption that the internal arguments (i.e., objects) are generated initially within the maximal projection of a main verb (VP), and the external argument (i.e., subject) is merged as Specifier (SPEC) of V (Koizumi, 2000 ), on the analysis that the external argument is raised to SPEC of intonational phrase (IP) or Tensed Phrase (TP) in overt syntax (Nemoto, 1993 ), and on the proposal of the adjunction-like oblique movement (Takano, 2002 ). Subsequently, Kiaer discusses how lexicalist frameworks such as HPSG (Head-driven phrase structure grammar), LFG (Lexical-functional grammar), and (multimodal) CCG (Combinatory categorial grammar) can deal with local and non-local word-order variation.…”

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Book Review: Pragmatic Particles: Findings From Asian Languages

Shan

2021

Front. Psychol.

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The Comparative Syntax of Korean and Japanese

Sato,

Cho

2023

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This work provides a detailed survey of Korean/Japanese linguistics from a comparative perspective and attempts to take the reader through most of the major issues in Korean/Japanese linguistics in a generative grammar way. The two languages exhibit remarkably similar morpho-syntactic features, e.g., similar sets of particles for specific linguistic functions and similar patterns of relativization (pertaining to a syntactic issue of movement vs in-situ operation for realization). Particularly, this work also introduces often overlooked aspects of these languages, i.e., how they behave differently in constructions with a genitive marker, sentence negation, multiple occurrences of Negative Polarity Items, formation of causatives, ranges of passivization, and other morpho-syntactic constructions. This work also depicts such topics related to pragmatics and sociolinguistics as differences between Korean and Japanese in perception and realization of ‘givenness’ as a topic marker and the influence of relationships of power and distance on the use of honorifics. Before the discussion of these morpho-syntactic issues, it illustrates the phonological systems of the two languages and refers to phonological issues such as the status of the obstruent series in a manner useful and comprehensible to a student conversant with the basics of phonological description. In addition, this work refers to the typological perspectives of the two languages in relation to the surrounding languages (e.g. Ainu, Chinese, and Altaic languages) and socio-cultural and historical backgrounds regarding the adoption and adaptation of a script (e.g., Chinese characters for writing).

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Scrambling

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The use of case marking for predictive processing in second language Japanese

The use of case marking for predictive processing in second language Japanese

Book Review: Pragmatic Particles: Findings From Asian Languages

The Comparative Syntax of Korean and Japanese

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