Publications of Masako Hirotani

Journal Article (7)

2012
Journal Article
White, S. J.; Hirotani, M.; Liversedge, S. P.: Eye movement behaviour during reading of Japanese sentences: Effects of word length and visual complexity. Reading and Writing 25 (5), pp. 981 - 1006 (2012)
2011
Journal Article
Hirotani, M.; Makuuchi, M.; Rüschemeyer, S.-A.; Friederici, A. D.: Who was the agent? The neural correlates of reanalysis processes during sentence comprehension. Human Brain Mapping 32 (11), pp. 1775 - 1787 (2011)
Journal Article
Hirotani, M.; Schumacher, P. B.: Context and topic marking affect distinct processes during discourse comprehension in Japanese. Journal of Neurolinguistics 24 (3), pp. 276 - 292 (2011)
2009
Journal Article
Hirotani, M.; Stets, M.; Striano, T.; Friederici, A. D.: Joint attention helps infants learn new words: Event-related potential evidence. NeuroReport 20 (6), pp. 600 - 605 (2009)
2008
Journal Article
Wolff, S.; Schlesewsky, M.; Hirotani, M.; Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I.: The neural mechanisms of word order processing revisited: Electrophysiological evidence from Japanese. Brain and Language 107 (2), pp. 133 - 157 (2008)
2007
Journal Article
Mueller, J. L.; Hirotani, M.; Friederici, A. D.: ERP evidence for different strategies in the processing of case markers in native speakers and non-native learners. BMC Neuroscience 8 (2007)
2006
Journal Article
Hirotani, M.; Frazier, L.; Rayner, K.: Punctuation and intonation effects on clause and sentence wrap-up: Evidence from eye movements. Journal of Memory and Language 54 (3), pp. 425 - 443 (2006)

Book Chapter (1)

2009
Book Chapter
Hirotani, M.: The role of prosodic packaging in sentence interpretation. In: Prosody, Matters, Essays in Honor of Lisa Selkirk, Series: Advances in Optimality Theory (Eds. Borowsky, T.; Kawahara, S.; Shinya, T.; Sugahara, M.). Equinox, London, UK (accepted)

Meeting Abstract (3)

2012
Meeting Abstract
Hirotani, M.; Shimada, K.; Okazaki, S.; Tanabe, H. C.; Sadato, N.: Joint attention helps adult learners learn new words. In Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 66 (4), p. 321 - 321. American Psychological Association (PsycARTICLES) (2012)
Meeting Abstract
Hirotani, M.; Friederici, A. D.; Tanabe, H. C.; Shimada, K.; Yamazaki-Murase, M.; Sadato, N.: Brain responses to negation: An fMRI study with Japanese negative polarity items. In Abstracts Booklet of the 25th Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing, p. 126 - 126. (2012)
2009
Meeting Abstract
Makuuchi, M.; Hirotani, M.; Friederici, A. D.: Broca's area supports the processing of dependent expression in sentence. In NeuroImage, 47 (Supplement 1), p. S164. (2009)

Talk (4)

2006
Talk
Hirotani, M.: On-line use of case information in Japanese: Evidence from auditory ERP experiments. UK (2006)
Talk
Hirotani, M.: The brain's response to prosody. Tokyo (2006)
Talk
Hirotani, M.: Processing of thematic role information. Ottawa (2006)
Talk
Hirotani, M.; Bornkessel, I.; Eckstein, K.; Friederici, A. D.: Thematic role revision in Japanese: An auditory ERP investigation of passive and causative constructions. 19th Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing, New York, NY, USA (2006)

Poster (3)

2012
Poster
Hirotani, M.; Friederici, A. D.; Tanabe, H. C.; Shimada, K.; Yamazaki-Murase, M.; Sadato, M.: Brain responses to negation: An fMRI study with Japanese negative polarity items. 25th Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing , New York, NY, USA (2012)
2009
Poster
Makuuchi, M.; Hirotani, M.; Friederici, A. D.: Broca's area supports the processing of dependent expression in sentence. 15th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), San Francisco, CA, USA (2009)
2006
Poster
Hirotani, M.; Friederici, A. D.: Effects of prosodic boundary in on-line processing of Japanese sentences. 12th Annual Conference on Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (2006)

Thesis - PhD (1)

2005
Thesis - PhD
Hirotani, M.: Prosody and LF interpretation: Processing Japanese Wh-questions. Dissertation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (2005)
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