ペパーバーグは同じような方法を用いることによって、アレックスが、単に言葉の音だけでなく、意味も把握するのに役立つと期待した。

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English Translation

Pepperberg hoped that a similar system would help Alex grasp the meaning of words, not just their sounds.

Furigana

ペパーバーグは同(おな)じような方法(ほうほう)を用(もち)いることによって、アレックスが、単(たん)に言葉(ことば)の音(おと)だけでなく、意味(いみ)も把握(はあく)するのに役立(やくだ)つと期待(きたい)した。

Romanji

Pepa-ba-gu wa onaji yōna hōhō o mochiiru koto niyotte, Arekkusu ga, tanni kotoba no oto dake denaku, imi mo haakusuru no ni yakudatsu to kitaishita.

Words

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

方法 (ほうほう)

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

用いる (もちいる)

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

に因って (によって)

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

アレックス (アレックス)

Alex

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

単に (たんに)

simply; merely; only; solely

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

音 (おと、ね、おん)

sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

把握 (はあく)

grasp; catch; understanding

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

役立つ (やくだつ)

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope