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MIWA Koji
 
Organization
Graduate School of Humanities Department of Humanities Associate professor
Graduate School
Graduate School of Humanities
Undergraduate School
School of Humanities Department of Humanities
Title
Associate professor
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https://kojimiwa.com/
Profile
As a psycholinguist, who takes an experimental approach in linguistics to study how language is “done” in the mind, I am primarily investigating (1) how complex words are represented/processed in the mind and (2) how bilinguals read in one language with two languages in the mind. In short, I am interested in the mechanisms by which complex things are processed effortlessly and efficiently, which often happen at a subconscious level. Phenomena consistently observed across different languages, populations, and tasks must surely reflect the core of human language processes. By tracking such functional overlaps, the overarching goal of my research is an understanding of what language is within the little universe in our mind and … what makes humans human.
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Degree 2

  1. PhD (Linguistics) （ 2013.11   University of Alberta (Canada) ） 

  2. BA Honors with first class honors (Linguistics) （ 2007.6   University of Alberta (Canada) ） 

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Research Interests 10

  1. psycholinguistics

  2. visual word recognition

  3. bilingual processing

  4. eye-tracking

  5. compound processing

  6. linguistic relativity

  7. morphology

  8. reading

  9. handwriting

  10. writing system

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Research Areas 5

  1. Others / Others  / 心理言語学

  2. Humanities & Social Sciences / Experimental psychology

  3. Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics

  4. Humanities & Social Sciences / English linguistics

  5. Humanities & Social Sciences / Japanese linguistics

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Current Research Project and SDGs 1

  1. 漢字認知の個人差に関する基礎的研究

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Research History 6

  1. Nagoya University   Associate professor

    2017.4

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    Country：Japan

  2. Nagoya University   Associate professor

    2017.3

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    Country：Japan

  3. Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen   Department of Linguistics   Postdoctoral researcher

    2015.4 - 2017.2

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    Country：Germany

  4. Nagoya University

    2013.10 - 2015.3

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    Country：Japan

  5. University of Alberta   Department of Linguistics   Part-time course instructor

    2011.7 - 2011.8

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    Country：Canada

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Education 3

  1. University of Alberta (Canada)   Faculty of Arts   Department of Linguistics

    2007.1 - 2013.11

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    Country： Canada

  2. University of Alberta (Canada)   Faculty of Arts   Department of Linguistics

    2004.9 - 2007.6

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    Country： Canada

  3. Mount Royal College   University Transfer Program (Bachelor of Arts)

    2002.9 - 2004.6

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    Country： Canada

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Professional Memberships 6

  1. 日本言語学会

    2020

  2. 日本心理学会

    2020

  3. 言語科学会

    2020

  4. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

    2015

  5. Killam Trust Foundation

    2010

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Committee Memberships 4

  1. PLOS ONE   Editorial board member  

    2018   

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    Committee type：Other

  2. 言語科学会   運営委員  

    2022.10   

  3. 言語科学会   Studies in Language Sciences 編集委員  

    2022.10   

  4. PeerJ   Editorial board member  

    2021   

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Awards 1

  1. Outstanding Article of the Year Award 2024

    2025.3   Language Learning  

    Siegelman, N., Elgort, I., Brysbaert, M., Agrawal, S., Amenta, S., Arsenijević Mijalković, J., Chang, C. S., Chernova, D., Chetail, F., Clarke, A. J. B., Content, A., Crepaldi, D., Davaabold, N., Delgersuren, S., Deutch, A., Dibrova, V., Drieghe, D., Filipović Đurđević, D, Finch, B., … Miwa, K., … Kuperman, V.

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    Award type：Honored in official journal of a scientific society, scientific journal 

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Papers 17

  1. Analogical reasoning in first and second languages Reviewed International journal

    Ikuta, M., & Miwa, K.

    PLOS ONE   Vol. e0318348.   2025

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    Authorship：Last author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： 10.1371/journal.pone.0318348

  2. Rethinking First Language–Second Language Similarities and Differences in English Proficiency: Insights From the ENglish Reading Online (ENRO) Project Reviewed International coauthorship International journal

    Siegelman, N., Elgort, I., Brysbaert, M., Agrawal, N., Amenta, S., Arsenijević Mijalković, J., Chang, C.S., Chernova, D., Chetail, F., Clarke, A.J.B., Content, A., Crepaldi, D., Davaabold, N., Delgersuren, S., Deutsch, A., Dibrova, V., Drieghe, D., Filipović Đurđević, D., Finch, B., Frost, R., Gattei, C.A., Geva, E., Godfroid, A., Griener, L., Hernández-Rivera, E., Ivanenko, A., Järvikivi, J., Kawaletz, L., Khare, A., Lee, J.R., Lee, C.E., Manouilidou, C., Marelli, M., Mashanlo, T., Mišić, K., Miwa, K., Palma, P., Plag, I., Rezanova, Z., Riimed, E., Rueckl, J., Schroeder, S., Sekerina, I.A., Shalom, D.E., Slioussar, N., Slosar, N.M., Taler, V., Thériault, K., Titone, D., Tumee, O., Wetering, R.v.d., Verma, A., Weiss, A.F., Wu, D.H., & Kuperman, V.

    Language Learning   Vol. 74 ( 249 ) page： 294   2024

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    Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： 10.1111/lang.12586

  3. Conceptualisation of event roles in L1 and L2 by Japanese learners of English: A cross-linguistic comparison of perspectives of event construal Reviewed International journal

    Qu, J., & Miwa, K.

    Cognitive Linguistics   Vol. 35 ( 4 ) page： 547 - 577   2024

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    Authorship：Last author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： 10.1515/cog-2023-0127

  4. Editorial: Cognitive factors in bilingual language processing Reviewed International coauthorship International journal

    Wu, Y. J., Miwa, K., & Zhang, H.

    Frontiers in Psychology     2022

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  5. Structure mapping in second-language metaphor processing Reviewed International journal

    Miki Ikuta, Koji Miwa

    Metaphor and Symbol   Vol. 36 ( 4 ) page： 288 - 310   2021

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    Authorship：Last author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： 10.1080/10926488.2021.1941971

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MISC 2

  1. 心理言語学者が飛ばす rocket Invited

    三輪晃司

    月刊名大文学部   ( 88 )   2018

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    Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author   Language：Japanese  

  2. アイがあふれる研究室

    三輪晃司

    同窓会ニューズレター『あおぎり』   ( 15 )   2017

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    Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author  

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Presentations 28

  1. A mouse can tell us how we solve analogical reasoning problems in L1 and L2 International conference

    Ikuta, M., & Miwa, K.

    Words in the world International Conference  2023.12 

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    Event date： 2023.12

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

  2. Cross-linguistic differences in recognition memory: Encoding of event roles in Japanese and English International conference

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    Words in the world International Conference  2023.12 

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    Event date： 2023.12

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

  3. Effects of handwriting and keyboarding on the processing of morphographic characters International conference

    Miwa, K., Allen, D., & Pasich, K.

    Association for Written Language and Literacy (AWLL) annual meeting  2023.11 

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    Event date： 2023.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Rome   Country：Italy  

  4. Metaphor Interpretation in a Second Language : Interpretive Diversity and Figurative Conventionality International coauthorship International conference

    Ikuta, M., Al-Azary, H., & Miwa, K.

    Psychonomic Society’s 2023 Annual Meeting  2023.11 

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    Event date： 2023.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue： San Francisco   Country：United States  

  5. Life is long, challenging, and unpredictable like a journey: Processing Metaphorical Meaning in a Second Language International coauthorship

    Ikuta, M., Al-Azary, H., & Miwa, K.

    The Japan Association for Language Education & Technology 62 Annunal Conference  2023.8 

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    Event date： 2023.8

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Tokyo   Country：Japan  

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Research Project for Joint Research, Competitive Funding, etc. 3

  1. Identifying processing principles in bilingual complex word reading

    2015.5 - 2017.2

    Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers 

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    Grant type：Competitive

  2. The time-course and task dependence of cross-language effects

    2010.5 - 2012.4

    Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship 

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    Grant type：Competitive

  3. Morphology and picture relatedness

    2006.5 - 2006.8

    Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Researcher's Award 

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    Grant type：Competitive

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KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) 3

  1. 手書きされた漢字単語の認知：感情価の処理を中心に

    Grant number：24K06619  2024 - 2026

    科学研究費 

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    Authorship：Principal investigator  Grant type：Competitive

    Grant amount：\1560000 （ Direct Cost: \1200000 、 Indirect Cost：\360000 ）

    本研究は、手書された漢字単語がタイプされた漢字単語と比べて、どの程度異なる認知処理を促すのか、語彙判断実験を行い検証する。漢字二字単語の認知時には部首、漢字、単語という異なるレベルでの処理が行われているという理解が一般的だが、特異さの多い手書き文字の認知時にはより低次の部首レベルのボトムアップ処理が促され、タイプ文字と異なる処理が誘発されるのか検証する。また、感情価の異なるポジティブな漢字単語とネガティブな単語を刺激材料として含めることで、より高次の意味的な処理に関しても手書き文字とタイプ文字の認知を比較する。

  2. 漢字認知の個人差に関する基礎的研究：手書きの頻度を中心に

    Grant number：21K18553  2021.4 - 2024.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費  挑戦的研究（萌芽）

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    Authorship：Principal investigator  Grant type：Competitive

    Grant amount：\2210000 （ Direct Cost: \1700000 、 Indirect Cost：\510000 ）

  3. Inclusion/exclusion of sexual minorities in sports

    Grant number：19K12606  2019.4 - 2022.3

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    Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) 

    Grant amount：\4290000 （ Direct Cost: \3300000 、 Indirect Cost：\990000 ）

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Teaching Experience (On-campus) 57

  1. Psycholinguistics I (Enrolled in/after 2022)

    2024

  2. English Language Education Master's Thesis Seminar a (Enrolled in/after 2022)

    2024

  3. English Language Education Doctoral Dissertation Seminar a

    2024

  4. Academic English Advanced

    2024

  5. Academic English Advanced

    2024

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Social Contribution 2

  1. 文学部で勉強することに意味はあるの? ─ 心理言語学の立場から ─

    Role(s)：Lecturer

    愛知教育大学付属高等学校  2023.9

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    Audience： High school students

    Type：Visiting lecture

  2. 献血50回顕彰

    日本赤十字社  2022.3

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Academic Activities 65

  1. Frontiers in Psychology ゲストエディター International contribution

    Role(s)：Review, evaluation,　Peer review

    2022

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  2. PeerJ アカデミックエディター International contribution

    Role(s)：Review, evaluation,　Peer review

    2021

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  3. PLOS ONE アカデミックエディター International contribution

    Role(s)：Review, evaluation,　Peer review

    2018

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  4. International Journal of Bilingualism 査読 International contribution

    Role(s)：Peer review

    2025.1

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  5. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition 査読 International contribution

    Role(s)：Peer review

    2024.7

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