How Do English L1 Learners of Advanced Japanese Infer Unknown Kanji Words in Authentic Texts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4502823 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimi Kondo‐brown (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-153 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0023-8333.2006.00343.x |
| OpenAlex | W1608162144 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
This study investigates advanced Japanese language learners' abilities to infer unknown kanji(Chinese character) words while reading authentic Japanese texts. Data obtained from 42 English L1 students indicate that, first, although they can guess the meanings of unknown kanji words in context, they frequently make erroneous guesses or fail to guess at all. Second, the more proficient students can use context better than the less proficient students. Third, when reading comprehension ability is controlled, there is no difference in kanji inferencing ability between heritage language (HL) learners and non-HL learners. Fourth, when the students can pronounce the given semantically unknown kanji words fully or partially while reading, such phonological knowledge proved to be related to successful inferencing
Character (mathematics) · Chinese characters · Context (archaeology) · Kanji · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Reading (process) · Reading comprehension · Computer Science · History · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Text Readability and Simplification
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| Citations per year | 0.31 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |