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2026

Conference Publication

Predictive processing in L2 comprehension: evidence from structural priming

Mitsugi, Sanako (2026). Predictive processing in L2 comprehension: evidence from structural priming. International Symposium on Bilingual and L2 Processing in Adults and Children, Reading, United Kingdom, 18–19 June 2026.

Predictive processing in L2 comprehension: evidence from structural priming

2026

Conference Publication

Toward a standardized measure of proficiency in L2 Japanese research: development of a C-Test [in Japanese]

Mitsugi, Sanako (2026). Toward a standardized measure of proficiency in L2 Japanese research: development of a C-Test [in Japanese]. American Association of Teachers of Japanese Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 12 March 2026.

Toward a standardized measure of proficiency in L2 Japanese research: development of a C-Test [in Japanese]

2025

Conference Publication

Developing and validating Japanese C-test.

Mitsugi, Sanako (2025). Developing and validating Japanese C-test.. Japanese Studies Association of Australia, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 2–4 October 2025.

Developing and validating Japanese C-test.

2025

Other Outputs

Toward a shared tool for SLA: A C-test for second language Japanese

Mitsugi, Sanako and Fukuda, Haruka (2025). Toward a shared tool for SLA: A C-test for second language Japanese. Brisbane, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.

Toward a shared tool for SLA: A C-test for second language Japanese

2022

Journal Article

Maternal passives addressed to Japanese-speaking children: a usage-based approach

Mitsugi, Sanako and Fukuda, Haruka (2022). Maternal passives addressed to Japanese-speaking children: a usage-based approach. First Language, 42 (5), 014272372211051-648. doi: 10.1177/01427237221105184

Maternal passives addressed to Japanese-speaking children: a usage-based approach

2022

Conference Publication

Usage-based approaches to Japanese passive constructions: a study on maternal input

Mitsugi, Sanako and Haruka, Fukuda (2022). Usage-based approaches to Japanese passive constructions: a study on maternal input. Japanese Society for Language Sciences, Online, 24–25 September 2022.

Usage-based approaches to Japanese passive constructions: a study on maternal input

2021

Journal Article

Polarity adverbs facilitate predictive processing in L2 Japanese

Mitsugi, Sanako (2021). Polarity adverbs facilitate predictive processing in L2 Japanese. Second Language Research, 38 (4), 026765832110008-892. doi: 10.1177/02676583211000837

Polarity adverbs facilitate predictive processing in L2 Japanese

2020

Journal Article

Generating predictions based on semantic categories in a second language: a case of numeral classifiers in Japanese

Mitsugi, Sanako (2020). Generating predictions based on semantic categories in a second language: a case of numeral classifiers in Japanese. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 58 (3), 323-349. doi: 10.1515/iral-2017-0118

Generating predictions based on semantic categories in a second language: a case of numeral classifiers in Japanese

2018

Journal Article

Proficiency influences orthographic activations during L2 spoken-word recognition

Mitsugi, Sanako (2018). Proficiency influences orthographic activations during L2 spoken-word recognition. International Journal of Bilingualism, 22 (2), 199-214. doi: 10.1177/1367006916666388

Proficiency influences orthographic activations during L2 spoken-word recognition

2018

Conference Publication

Syntactic prediction in comprehension: evidence from negative polarity adverbials

Mitsugi, Sanako (2018). Syntactic prediction in comprehension: evidence from negative polarity adverbials. Annual conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Chicago, IL United States, 24-27 March 2018.

Syntactic prediction in comprehension: evidence from negative polarity adverbials

2018

Book Chapter

Characterizing learners’ use of passive through constructions: a corpus-driven approach

Mitsugi, Sanako (2018). Characterizing learners’ use of passive through constructions: a corpus-driven approach. Cognitive linguistics and Japanese pedagogy. (pp. 99-128) edited by Kyoko Masuda. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110456554-005

Characterizing learners’ use of passive through constructions: a corpus-driven approach

2017

Conference Publication

Using language specific semantic category for L2 predictive processing: a case of numeral classifiers

Mitsugi, Sanako (2017). Using language specific semantic category for L2 predictive processing: a case of numeral classifiers. Second Language Research Forum, Columbus, OH United States, 12-15 October 2017.

Using language specific semantic category for L2 predictive processing: a case of numeral classifiers

2017

Journal Article

Incremental comprehension of Japanese passives: evidence from the visual-world paradigm

Mitsugi, Sanako (2017). Incremental comprehension of Japanese passives: evidence from the visual-world paradigm. Applied Psycholinguistics, 38 (4), 953-983. doi: 10.1017/s0142716416000515

Incremental comprehension of Japanese passives: evidence from the visual-world paradigm

2017

Conference Publication

Syntactic prediction in L2 comprehension: evidence from Japanese adverbials

Mitsugi, Sanako (2017). Syntactic prediction in L2 comprehension: evidence from Japanese adverbials. The 41st Boston University of Child Language Development, Boston, MA, United States, 4-6 November 2016. Somerville, MA, United States: Cascadilla Press.

Syntactic prediction in L2 comprehension: evidence from Japanese adverbials

2017

Conference Publication

Second language incremental comprehension: evidence from Japanese passives

Mitsugi, Sanako (2017). Second language incremental comprehension: evidence from Japanese passives. The 1st conference on Theoretical East Asian Psycholinguistics, Hong Kong, 10-12 March 2017.

Second language incremental comprehension: evidence from Japanese passives

2017

Conference Publication

A quantitative approach to Japanese passives in learner production

Mitsugi, Sanako (2017). A quantitative approach to Japanese passives in learner production. Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Japanese, Toronto, ON, Canada, 16 March 2017.

A quantitative approach to Japanese passives in learner production

2016

Book Chapter

A usage-based approach to relativization: an investigation of advanced-learners’ written production of relative clauses in Japanese

Mitsugi, Sanako (2016). A usage-based approach to relativization: an investigation of advanced-learners’ written production of relative clauses in Japanese. Cognitive-functional approaches to the study of Japanese as a second language. (pp. 113-136) edited by Kaori Kabata and Kiyoko Toratani. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9781614515029-008

A usage-based approach to relativization: an investigation of advanced-learners’ written production of relative clauses in Japanese

2016

Journal Article

The use of case marking for predictive processing in second language Japanese

Mitsugi, Sanako and Macwhinney, Brian (2016). The use of case marking for predictive processing in second language Japanese. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 19 (1), 19-35. doi: 10.1017/s1366728914000881

The use of case marking for predictive processing in second language Japanese

2016

Conference Publication

Characterizing learners’ use of passive through constructions: a corpus driven approach

Mitsugi, Sanako (2016). Characterizing learners’ use of passive through constructions: a corpus driven approach. The 14th conference of the American Association for Corpus Linguistics, Ames, IO USA, 16-18 September 2016.

Characterizing learners’ use of passive through constructions: a corpus driven approach

2016

Conference Publication

Syntactic prediction in L2 comprehension: evidence from Japanese adverbials

Mitsugi, Sanako (2016). Syntactic prediction in L2 comprehension: evidence from Japanese adverbials. Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA, United States, 4–6 November 2016.

Syntactic prediction in L2 comprehension: evidence from Japanese adverbials