Case Particle Errors in Japanese: Is the Nominative ga a Default Case Marker in Sentence Production?

Iwasaki, Noriko

Abstract

This study examines experimentally induced case particle errors in Japanese. It was found that the nominative ga was the preferred particle for sentence-initial NPs and was the most frequently overused particle for argument NPs, providing some support to the claim that ga is a default marker. The study also shows that case particle error occurrence depends on verb type, suggesting the importance in future studies of experimentally controlling or manipulating the number of opportunities for speakers to produce NPs occurring with specific verb types.

Citation

Iwasaki, N. (2007). Case Particle Errors in Japanese: Is the Nominative ga a Default Case Marker in Sentence Production?. In C. T. Schütze, & V. S. Ferreira (Eds.), The State of the Art in Speech Error Research: Proceedings of the LSA Institute Workshop (205-219). MIT

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2007
• Deposit Date: Feb 12, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 3, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 205-219
• Series Title: MIT working papers in linguistics
• Series Number: 53
• Book Title: The State of the Art in Speech Error Research: Proceedings of the LSA Institute Workshop