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Sentential inference bridging between lexical/grammatical knowledge and text comprehension among native Chinese speakers learning Japanese
The current study explored the role of sentential inference in connecting lexical/grammatical knowledge and overall text comprehension in foreign language learning. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), causal relationships were examined between four latent variables: lexical knowledge, grammati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10101407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37053200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284331 |
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author | Tamaoka, Katsuo Sakai, Hiromu Miyaoka, Yayoi Ono, Hajime Fukuda, Michiko Wu, Yuxin Verdonschot, Rinus G. |
author_facet | Tamaoka, Katsuo Sakai, Hiromu Miyaoka, Yayoi Ono, Hajime Fukuda, Michiko Wu, Yuxin Verdonschot, Rinus G. |
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description | The current study explored the role of sentential inference in connecting lexical/grammatical knowledge and overall text comprehension in foreign language learning. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), causal relationships were examined between four latent variables: lexical knowledge, grammatical knowledge, sentential inference, and text comprehension. The study analyzed 281 Chinese university students learning Japanese as a second language and compared two causal models: (1) the partially-mediated model, which suggests that lexical knowledge, grammatical knowledge, and sentential inference concurrently influence text comprehension, and (2) the wholly-mediated model, which posits that both lexical and grammatical knowledge impact sentential inference, which then further affects text comprehension. The SEM comparison analysis supported the wholly-mediated model, showing sequential causal relationships from lexical knowledge to sentential inference and then to text comprehension, without significant contribution from grammatical knowledge. The results indicate that sentential inference serves as a crucial bridge between lexical knowledge and text comprehension. |
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spelling | pubmed-101014072023-04-14 Sentential inference bridging between lexical/grammatical knowledge and text comprehension among native Chinese speakers learning Japanese Tamaoka, Katsuo Sakai, Hiromu Miyaoka, Yayoi Ono, Hajime Fukuda, Michiko Wu, Yuxin Verdonschot, Rinus G. PLoS One Research Article The current study explored the role of sentential inference in connecting lexical/grammatical knowledge and overall text comprehension in foreign language learning. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), causal relationships were examined between four latent variables: lexical knowledge, grammatical knowledge, sentential inference, and text comprehension. The study analyzed 281 Chinese university students learning Japanese as a second language and compared two causal models: (1) the partially-mediated model, which suggests that lexical knowledge, grammatical knowledge, and sentential inference concurrently influence text comprehension, and (2) the wholly-mediated model, which posits that both lexical and grammatical knowledge impact sentential inference, which then further affects text comprehension. The SEM comparison analysis supported the wholly-mediated model, showing sequential causal relationships from lexical knowledge to sentential inference and then to text comprehension, without significant contribution from grammatical knowledge. The results indicate that sentential inference serves as a crucial bridge between lexical knowledge and text comprehension. Public Library of Science 2023-04-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10101407/ /pubmed/37053200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284331 Text en © 2023 Tamaoka et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Tamaoka, Katsuo Sakai, Hiromu Miyaoka, Yayoi Ono, Hajime Fukuda, Michiko Wu, Yuxin Verdonschot, Rinus G. Sentential inference bridging between lexical/grammatical knowledge and text comprehension among native Chinese speakers learning Japanese |
title | Sentential inference bridging between lexical/grammatical knowledge and text comprehension among native Chinese speakers learning Japanese |
title_full | Sentential inference bridging between lexical/grammatical knowledge and text comprehension among native Chinese speakers learning Japanese |
title_fullStr | Sentential inference bridging between lexical/grammatical knowledge and text comprehension among native Chinese speakers learning Japanese |
title_full_unstemmed | Sentential inference bridging between lexical/grammatical knowledge and text comprehension among native Chinese speakers learning Japanese |
title_short | Sentential inference bridging between lexical/grammatical knowledge and text comprehension among native Chinese speakers learning Japanese |
title_sort | sentential inference bridging between lexical/grammatical knowledge and text comprehension among native chinese speakers learning japanese |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10101407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37053200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284331 |
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