YAMANE,Shigeru - Faculty of Foreign Language Studies Department of Foreign Language Studies

YAMANE, Shigeru

Faculty, Department/Institute

Faculty of Foreign Language Studies Department of Foreign Language Studies

Academic status (qualification)

Professor Apr. 1,2002

Undergraduate Degrees・University

Kobe University of Commerce Faculty of Commerce and Economics1976 Graduated

Graduate Degrees・University

Kobe City University of Foreign Studies Master's Degree Program English linguistics 1979 Completed

Academic Degrees

Master of Arts Mar. 1979 Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
Sep. 2006 Kansai University

Homepage Address, E-mail Address

Homepage Address：http://www2.itc.kansai-u.ac.jp/~yamane/index.html

Research fields	keyword
Linguistics and phonetics	prosody;acoustic analysis;perception;pause;
English teaching method

research topic	Intelligibility of English spoken by Japanese learners of English
Study theme state
research duration	2016 ～ 2021
Research Programs
keyword
Research field
Research Topics Overview

所属学会・団体名	役職名 (役職在任期間)
Japan Association for Language Education and Technology	executive board(2004/5/22), steering committee(1993/4/1)
The Japan Association of College English Teachers
The Phonetic Society of Japan
The Japan Society of English Language Education

Research Publications

No.	Type of publication	Date of publication (Date of presentation)	Title	Type of research result	Jointly authored or single authored	Publisher and journal name	Volume number
1	Book2	2019/2/28～2019,02,28,,,	Studies in English phonetics for communication	Monograph	Single-Author
2	Papers1	2017/10～2017,10,00,,,	Some Phonetic Characteristics Observed in American Broadcast News: Based Upon Acoustic Analyses	In-house publication	Single-Author
3	International academic conference8	2017/8/31～2017,08,31,,,	An Analysis of Pause-Proficiency Interaction on EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension	Other	Co-author
4	Presentations99	2007/2/17～2007,02,17,,,	How Far Is Japanese English Intelligible?
5	Papers1	2007～2007,,,,,	The Effect of Pause on the Listening Process of Japanese EFL Learners	Academic Journal	Co-author	Language Education & Technology	44 187-204
6	Papers1	1997/8～1997,08,,,,	Information Transmission of English by Japanese Learners of English	Academic Journal	Co-author	International Review of Applied Linguistics inLanguage Teaching, 35, 3. Julius Groos Verlag Heidelberg.	pp.186-197
7	Papers1	1995/12～1995,12,,,,	The Relationship between Psychological Pressure and Learners' Utterances	Academic Journal	Co-author	International Journal ofPsycholinguistics1995, Vol. 11, No. 3.	pp.315-325
8	Book2	1995/4～1995,04,,,,	Communicability within Errors	Monograph	Co-author	The Institute of Economic Research,Kobe University of Commerce
9	Papers1	1994/10～1994,10,,,,	Information Transmission in Japanese and English by Japanese Learners of English	In-house publication	Co-author	Jinbun ronshyu, 30, No. 1-2, Institute of Economic Research, Kobe University of Commerce.	pp.43-54
10	Papers1	1992/9～1992,09,,,,	A Comparative Study of Hesitation Phenomena in English and Japanese	Academic Journal	Single-Author	The Sixteenth LACUS(Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States) Forum,	pp.366-375
11	Papers1	1992/5～1992,05,,,,	An Experimental Study of Intelligibility of Japanese English	Academic Journal	Co-author	International Review of Applied Linguistics inLanguage Teaching, 30, 2. Julius Groos VerlagHeidelberg.	pp.146-153
12	Papers1	1990/4～1990,04,,,,	Intelligibility of Japanese English to Native Speakers of English - Context-free vs. Context-added	Monograph	Co-author	Linguistic Fiesta, Kuroshio Publishing Co. Ltd.,	pp.769-785
13	Book2	1989/2～1989,02,,,,	From Error to Intelligibility	Monograph	Co-author	The Institute of Economic Research,Kobe University of Commerce
14	Papers1	1987/10～1987,10,,,,	An Experimental Study of Intelligibility of English Spoken by Non-natives	Academic Journal	Co-author	JACET Bulletin, 18	pp.147-171
15	Papers1	1987/3～1987,03,,,,	English Language Learning: Immersion Environment Relative toClassroom Environment	In-house publication	Co-author	Journal of Tezukayama Collge	No. 24 pp.87-94
16	Papers1	1986/8～1986,08,,,,	Listening Comprehension and the Process of Information Acquisition by Non-native Speakers of English	Academic Journal	Co-author	International Review of Applied Linguistics inLanguage Teaching, 24,3, Julius Groos Verlag Heidelberg.	pp.239-248
17	Papers1	1985/10～1985,10,,,,	An Experimental Study on the Reproduction of English by Japanese Students	Academic Journal	Co-author	JACET Bulletin, 16,	pp.49-69
18	Papers1	1982/10～1982,10,,,,	An Analysis of Perceptual Error - Effect of Learning and Mechanism of Hearing -	Academic Journal	Co-author	JACET Bulletin,13	Pp.83-97.
19	Papers1	1981/10～1981,10,,,,	An Analysis of Perceptual Error - Learning Process -	Academic Journal	Co-author	JACET Bulletin,	12. Pp.133-144.
20	Papers1	1980/9～1980,09,,,,	Filled Pauses and Unfilled Pauses	In-house publication	Single-Author	Tezukayama CollegeHelicon	No. 5 pp.57-73

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorYAMANE,Shigeru2020/3～

BookStudies in English phonetics for communicationMonographSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru2019/2/28～

PapersSome Phonetic Characteristics Observed in American Broadcast News: Based Upon Acoustic AnalysesUnrefereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru2017/10～It is known that speech styles in English vary greatly depending upon the formality level of various speech situations. The formality level of broadcast news as well as public speeches is, in general, considered to be high. Using research conducted with the aid of an acoustic speech analyser called Praat, this paper demonstrates that some phonetic characteristics typically observed in casual speech also appear in American TV news English. By examining both segmental and suprasegmental aspects of broadcast news English, it became clear that 1) such phonetic phenomena as elision, assimilation, nasal release, and linking are quite common in broadcast English, 2) stress-timed rhythm is present in newscasters’ speech, though its isocronism was not confirmed, 3) the use of lower pitch range is relatively stable, while there are variations in the use of higher pitch range, and 4) the pause ratio in news read by American anchorpeople is lower than that in news read by Japanese news announcers.

International academic conferenceAn Analysis of Pause-Proficiency Interaction on EFL Learners’ Listening ComprehensionIn refereedOtherCo-authorSugai, K., & Kanzaki, K., & Yamane, S.2017/8/31～The 27th annual conference of the European Second Language AssociationUniversity of Reading, Reading, England

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-author2016/3/31～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorSugai, K., Yamane, S., & Kanzaki, K.2016/3～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-author2015/11/2～

PapersUnrefereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru2015/10～

PresentationsYAMANE,Shigeru;2007/8/9～

MonographCo-authorYAMANE Shigeru;2007/7/20～

PapersIn refereedMonographCo-authorYAMANE,Shigeru;2007/2/28～It is said that speech style in English varies greatly depending upon the formality level of the speech situation. The speaking style in casual conversation may be quite different from that used by a TV newscaster, for instance. In this paper, some phonetic and grammatical characteristics observed in TV news English will be analyzed.

PresentationsHow Far Is Japanese English Intelligible?YAMANE Shigeru;2007/2/17～An International Symposium on English Education in Japan:Exploring New FrontiersHow far is Japanese English intelligible? What types of Japanese English should be recommended? Should all errors be avoided? There seems to be a general shift of interest in research on error analysis from the categorization of errors committed by non-native speakers of the target language to the investigation of intelligibility of non-native speakers' speech judged by native speakers. More recent research, however, concentrates more upon how these errors are perceived by the native speakers and which errors impede communication. There are some errors which are relatively more understandable for native speakers and there are other errors which are destructive to communication. The purpose of the present study is to measure the degree of intelligibility of non-native speech when presented to native speakers of English.

PapersThe Effect of Pause on the Listening Process of Japanese EFL LearnersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorYAMANE Shigeru;Sugai K.;Kanzaki K.;Language Education & Technology44 187-2042007～When EFL learners listen to spoken English, prosodic factors such as rhythm, intonation, pauses, and speech rate have a great influence on their comprehension. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of these prosodic elements on their listening comprehension of Japanese EFL learners. The study examines how the learners' understanding is influenced by such parameters as sentence length, the level of sentence complexity, and pause frequency.

PapersIn refereedOtherCo-authorYAMANE Shigeru;Yasuhiro SUGAI;Kazuo KANZAKI;Hiroshi YOKOYAMA;2006～

PapersUnrefereedAcademic JournalCo-authorYAMANE Shigeru;Saito Eiji;Yashima Tomoko;pitch range;prosody;read aloud;2004/6～

BookMonographSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;hesitation phenomena;phonetic analysis;2001/3～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;acoustic analysis;1999/7～

PapersIn refereedMonographSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;satellite broadcast;1998/6～

PapersInformation Transmission of English by Japanese Learners of EnglishIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorSuenobu M.;Yamane S.;Kanzaki K.;intonation;speech rate;International Review of Applied Linguistics inLanguage Teaching, 35, 3. Julius Groos Verlag Heidelberg.pp.186-1971997/8～

PapersThe Relationship between Psychological Pressure and Learners' UtterancesIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorYamane S.;Kanzaki K.;Suenobu M.;production;International Journal ofPsycholinguistics1995, Vol. 11, No. 3.pp.315-3251995/12～

BookCommunicability within ErrorsMonographCo-authorSuenobu M.;Yamane S.;Kanzaki K.;Communicability;The Institute of Economic Research,Kobe University of Commerce1995/4～

PapersInformation Transmission in Japanese and English by Japanese Learners of EnglishUnrefereedIn-house publicationCo-authorSuenobu M.;Kanzaki K.;Yamane S.;production;Jinbun ronshyu, 30, No. 1-2, Institute of Economic Research, Kobe University of Commerce.pp.43-541994/10～

PapersA Comparative Study of Hesitation Phenomena in English and JapaneseIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorYAMANE Shigeru;hesitation phenomena;The Sixteenth LACUS(Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States) Forum,pp.366-3751992/9～

PapersAn Experimental Study of Intelligibility of Japanese EnglishIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorSuenobu M.;Kanzaki K. Yamane S.;Intelligibility;International Review of Applied Linguistics inLanguage Teaching, 30, 2. Julius Groos VerlagHeidelberg.pp.146-1531992/5～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorYAMANE Shigeru;;;pause;1992/3～

PapersUnrefereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;acoustic analysis;1991/2～

PapersUnrefereedIn-house publicationCo-authorYAMANE Shigeru;;;pause;No.15 pp.71-871990/9～

PapersIntelligibility of Japanese English to Native Speakers of English - Context-free vs. Context-addedIn refereedMonographCo-authorSuenobu M.;Yamane S.;Kanzaki K.;Intelligibility;Linguistic Fiesta, Kuroshio Publishing Co. Ltd.,pp.769-7851990/4～

BookFrom Error to IntelligibilityMonographCo-authorSuenobu M.;Yamane S.;Kanzaki K.;Intelligibility;The Institute of Economic Research,Kobe University of Commerce1989/2～

PapersIn refereedMonographSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;prosody;1988/12～

PapersAn Experimental Study of Intelligibility of English Spoken by Non-nativesIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorSuenobu M.;Kanzaki K.;Yamane S.;Intelligibility;JACET Bulletin, 18pp.147-1711987/10～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;polite expression;1987/10～

PapersEnglish Language Learning: Immersion Environment Relative toClassroom EnvironmentUnrefereedIn-house publicationCo-authorYamane S.;Hodgins B.;production;study abroad;Journal of Tezukayama CollgeNo. 24 pp.87-941987/3～

PapersListening Comprehension and the Process of Information Acquisition by Non-native Speakers of EnglishIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorSuenobu M.;Kanzaki K.;Yamane S.;Young R.;transcription;comprehension;International Review of Applied Linguistics inLanguage Teaching, 24,3, Julius Groos Verlag Heidelberg.pp.239-2481986/8～

PapersAn Experimental Study on the Reproduction of English by Japanese StudentsIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorSuenobu M.;Kanzaki K.;Yamane S.;production;JACET Bulletin, 16,pp.49-691985/10～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorYAMANE,Shigeru;;YAMANE Shigeru;reading;1984/12～

PapersUnrefereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;phonetic analysis;1983/6～

PapersUnrefereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;comprehension;study abroad;1983/3～

PapersAn Analysis of Perceptual Error - Effect of Learning and Mechanism of Hearing -In refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorSuenobu M.;Young R.;Kanzaki K.;Yamane S.;perceptual error;JACET Bulletin,13Pp.83-97.1982/10～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;turn-taking;1982/10～

PapersUnrefereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;gesture;prosody;1982/1～

PapersAn Analysis of Perceptual Error - Learning Process -In refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorKakehi H.;Suenobu M.;Young R.;Kanzaki K.;Yamane S;comprehension;JACET Bulletin,12. Pp.133-144.1981/10～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;hesitation phenomena;1981/10～

PapersUnrefereedIn-house publicationCo-authorYAMANE,Shigeru;YAMANE Shigeru;pause;1981/4～

PapersFilled Pauses and Unfilled PausesUnrefereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorYAMANE Shigeru;pause;Tezukayama CollegeHeliconNo. 5 pp.57-731980/9～

PapersUnrefereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorYAMANE,Shigeru;elision;1980/3～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorYAMANE,Shigeru;;;;YAMANE Shigeru;comprehension;1979/10～

Academic presentationYAMANE,Shigeru;repeating;prosody;shadowing;

YAMANE, Shigeru

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