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Pairing words with syntactic frames: syntax, semantics, and count-mass usage.

William D Raymond¹, Alice F Healy, Samantha J McDonnel

¹Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, 80309-0345, USA.

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research

|August 6, 2011

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Area of Science:

Psycholinguistics
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science

Background:

Understanding how speakers choose grammatical frames for nouns (count vs. mass) is crucial.
Previous research suggests potential differences in flexibility between count and mass syntax.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how noun imageability (concrete/abstract) and noun class (count/mass) influence frame choices.
To compare pairing preferences with equative (much/many) and non-equative (less/fewer) constructions across age groups.
To examine the interplay between semantic properties and syntactic frames in noun classification.

Main Methods:

Two experiments were conducted with English speakers across three age groups: teenagers, young adults, and older adults.
Participants' choices of count or mass compatible frames were analyzed for nouns varying in imageability and class.
Preferences were compared using both equative and non-equative determiner constructions.

Main Results:

Deviations from normative usage were greater for count than mass nouns, and for non-equative than equative constructions.
Abstract count nouns showed larger deviations than concrete count nouns.
Older adults exhibited a reduced reliance on semantic cues for noun classification.

Conclusions:

Mass syntax is not a developmental default and appears more flexible than count syntax.
The non-prescriptive use of 'less' with count nouns was verified.
The interaction of syntax and semantics in noun classification extends to older adults, with semantic influence decreasing with age.