シズカ　テツヒト   靜　哲人   外国語学部 英語学科   教授

■ 標題   Modeling English Word Accent Patterns on Their Japanese Equivalents: The Potential of the Inu-Neko Method

■ 概要   This study investigated the effects of modeling English word accent patterns on their Japanese equivalents. For example, “award” was modeled on inu, a Japanese word with a higher-pitched second syllable, and “pattern” was modeled on neko, with a higher-pitched first syllable; hence its name the Inu-Neko Method or INM. The research examined the effectiveness of the INM relative to using the traditional accent marks, the Accent Mark Method or AMM. Seventy-one Japanese EFL university students were randomly divided into two groups. First both groups read target words in a non-aided condition; the words read in this way were termed N-items. Next, one group read the same words using the AMM; the words read in this condition were termed A-items. The other group read the same words using the INM; the words read in this condition were termed I-items. The participants’ readings were rated for their accent appropriateness by L1-Japanese advanced English speakers. The ratings were many-facet Rasch analyzed and the difficulties of N-items, A-items, and I-items were compared. The results indicated that I-items were significantly easier than N-items, but not quite as easy as A-items, implying both possibilities and weaknesses of the INM. Examination of individual items revealed factors that modify the effects of the INM, based on which implications for teaching are discussed. Key Words: Word Accent Teaching, Pitch Accent, Stress Accent, Item Difficulty   ◎山形珠代　靜　哲人   共著   関東甲信越英語教育学会誌 KATE Journal   (29),15-28頁   2015/03

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