| Presentation | 2023-10-01 Interpretations of scopally ambiguous sentences by Japanese L2 learners of English Ayaka Sugawara, |
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| Abstract(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Abstract(in English) | English sentences containing universal quantifier and negation are ambiguous. Specifically, for the sentence “All of the glasses didn’t break,” the “None broke” reading and the “Not all broke” reading are available. The interpretations can be guided by the context, the Question under Discussion (QUD) with the preferred interpretation being the one that effectively addresses the relevant QUD. In foreign language learning environments, students are not typically provided explicit instruction regarding this type of ambiguity and disambiguating cues. In the current study, I investigated the sensitivity of Japanese-speaking L2 leaners of English to QUD. The survey revealed that they exhibit sensitivity. |
| Keyword(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Keyword(in English) | Question under DiscussionQuantifier ScopeScope AmbiguityL2English Learning |
| Paper # | TL2023-30 |
| Date of Issue | 2023-09-23 (TL) |
| Conference Information | |
| Committee | TL |
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| Conference Date | 2023/9/30(2days) |
| Place (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Place (in English) | University of Tokyo |
| Topics (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Topics (in English) | Language Processing and Language Learning |
| Chair | Miwa Morishita(Kobe Gakuin Univ.) |
| Vice Chair | Yasushi Tsubota(Kyoto Inst. of Tech.) / Akinori Takada(Ferris Univ.) |
| Secretary | Yasushi Tsubota(Osaka Electro-Comm. Univ.) / Akinori Takada(Miidas) |
| Assistant | Hiroaki Yamada(Tokyo Inst. of Tech) / Akio Shimogori(Hakodate-ct) |
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| Registration To | Technical Committee on Thought and Language |
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| Language | ENG |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Sub Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Title (in English) | Interpretations of scopally ambiguous sentences by Japanese L2 learners of English |
| Sub Title (in English) | |
| Keyword(1) | Question under DiscussionQuantifier ScopeScope AmbiguityL2English Learning |
| 1st Author's Name | Ayaka Sugawara |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Waseda University(Waseda Univ.) |
| Date | 2023-10-01 |
| Paper # | TL2023-30 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.123 |
| Number (no) | TL-197 |
| Page | pp.pp.79-84(TL), |
| #Pages | 6 |
| Date of Issue | 2023-09-23 (TL) |