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Brain activities related to the integration of nouns and numeral classifiers in Japanese : An ERP study
Yumi SAKAI, Kazuki IWATA, Jorge RIERA, Xiaohong WAN, Satoru YOKOYAMA, Yoshiteru SHIMODA, Ryuta KAWASHIMA, Kei YOSHIMOTO, Masatoshi KOIZUMI,
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Abstract(in English) Numeral classifiers (e.g. -hiki, -hon) are the suffixes used with numbers, which we usually use to count certain objects. The nouns choose what type of specific numeral classifiers should associate with them. The purpose of this study is to reveal, by using ERPs, what kind of brain activities are taking place when Japanese native speakers integrate nouns and numeral classifiers. Results of our experiment showed that mismatch of a noun and a numeral classifier evoked N400. This suggests that semantic processes are crucially involved in the integration of nouns and numeral classifiers in Japanese, unlike in the agreement in most European languages.
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Keyword(in English) Numeral classifier / Event-related potential / N400 / Semantic processing
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Title (in English) Brain activities related to the integration of nouns and numeral classifiers in Japanese : An ERP study
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Keyword(1) Numeral classifier
Keyword(2) Event-related potential
Keyword(3) N400
Keyword(4) Semantic processing
1st Author's Name Yumi SAKAI
1st Author's Affiliation Graduate school of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University()
2nd Author's Name Kazuki IWATA
2nd Author's Affiliation The Tohoku University 21^ century COE program in humanities (The LBC research center):New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
3rd Author's Name Jorge RIERA
3rd Author's Affiliation New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
4th Author's Name Xiaohong WAN
4th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University:New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
5th Author's Name Satoru YOKOYAMA
5th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Study, Tohoku University:New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
6th Author's Name Yoshiteru SHIMODA
6th Author's Affiliation School of Medicine, Tohoku University
7th Author's Name Ryuta KAWASHIMA
7th Author's Affiliation New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
8th Author's Name Kei YOSHIMOTO
8th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Study, Tohoku University
9th Author's Name Masatoshi KOIZUMI
9th Author's Affiliation Graduate school of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
Date 2005/7/2
Paper # TL2005-4
Volume (vol) vol.105
Number (no) 170
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 6
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