Yuriko Oshima-takane
Professor Emerita
Department of Psychology
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Prof. Oshima-Takane investigates the underlying mechanisms as well as environmental factors that together determine the course of early language development. Her recent research in this area includes cross-linguistic study on early word learning in children and effects of linguistic input and social interactions on the development of language and communication. In addition to her empirical studies, she conducts computer modelling experiments and network analysis to understand semantic representations and the developmental mechanisms in children.
Research Interest
Quantitative & Modelling
Publications
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Blais, M.J., Oshima-Takane, Y., Genesee, F., & Hirakawa, M. (2010). Crosslinguistic influence on argument realization in Japanese-French bilinguals. Proceedings of 34th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press.
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Guerriero, S. M., Oshima-Takane, Y., Kuriyama, Y. (2006). The development of referential choice in English and Japanese: A discourse-pragmatic perspective. Journal of Child Language, 33, 823-257.
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Oshima-Takane, Y., Kobayashi, T., Ariyama, J., Katerelos, M., & Poulin-Dubois, D. (in press). Early verb learning in 20-month-old Japanese-speaking children. Journal of Child Language.
