Interaction of language frequencies and working memory for Japanese embedded clause processing

日本人对英语数字的认同（眼球追踪）：这个实验测量了英语中分割短语的处理，例如，“一只狗/*狗”和“两只狗/*狗”。先前的研究认为，“*狗之一”的短语类型可能存在语法错觉效应，因为one和dog之间的正常数字一致需要空语素，而这里的分词短语需要复数-s。对眼球追踪研究结果的分析正在进行中。日语使用者的英语关系分句加工与回指消解（眼动追踪）：本研究测量了日语使用者的英语关系分句加工，并测量了他们在反身回指处的加工。本研究的目的是为了证明，在反身性隐喻（如“被门卫/女佣撞到的管家自己开车去医院”）中，JEFLs可能会产生干扰或侵入效应。在前一年，我用行为任务做了这个实验，发现在反身处有入侵效应。因此，这项研究是为了证实这一发现。对结果的分析正在进行中。日语补语从句中主语和客体的前倾加工与日语RC加工（迷宫任务）的比较：本研究将补语从句中主语和客体的前倾加工与日语和补语从句中主语和客体的前倾加工进行比较，以确定前倾加工是否存在加工成本，并将该成本与RC加工的填空移动加工成本进行比较。对结果的分析正在进行中。

English number agreement by Japanese speakers (eyetracking): This experiment measured the processing of partitive phrases in English, for example, “one of the dogs/*dog” vs. “two of the dogs/*dog”. Previous studies argued that there can be a grammatical illusion effect for “*one of the dog” phrase types because normal number agreement between one and dog requires the null morpheme despite partitive phrases here requiring a plural -s. The analysis of the results of the eye-tracking study is ongoing. English relative clause processing and anaphora resolution by Japanese speakers (eyetracking): This study measured the processing of RCs as well as measured their processing at the reflexive anaphor. This study was to show JEFLs could have interference or intrusion effects at the reflexive anaphor (e.g., “The butler who the guard/maid hit drove himself to the hospital”. In the previous year, I had conducted this experiment using behavioral tasks and found an intrusion effect at the reflexive. As such, this study was to confirm/validate the finding. The analysis of the results is ongoing. Japanese processing of subject and object pro-drop within complement clauses compared to the processing of Japanese RCs (maze task): This study compared the subject/object pro-drop within complement clauses to that of subject/object RCs in Japanese and complement clauses with no pro-drop to determine if there is a processing cost associated with pro-drop and compare this cost to the processing cost of filler-gap movement of RC processing. The analysis of the results is ongoing.