Knowledge of the Salience of Case Particles among Chinese-Speaking Learners of Japanese:

Focusing on Case Particle Omission Phenomena

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the acceptance of the case particle omission phenomena in spoken Japanese among Chinese-speaking learners of Japanese and native Japanese speakers, and to clarify the tendency of their usage. The results of the listening acceptability judgment task show that the case particle omission in the accusative case tends to be judged more natural than those in the nominative case. The results suggest the possibility of universal linguistic knowledge of second language learners.