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Ming Yue¹, Boyang Sun²

¹Department of Linguistics, Zhejiang University, Room 205, Bldg East5B, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China. yueming@zju.edu.cn.

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This study investigated Mandarin speakers' use of "zhe (here)" and "na (there)" demonstratives. Findings show that both speaker and hearer distances, along with social relations, influence demonstrative choice, suggesting non-egocentric spatial reference.

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Chinese Ego-centrism Social cognition Spatial demonstrative Verbal interaction

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Cognitive Science
Psychology

Background:

Debate exists on whether spatial demonstratives in language are egocentric or influenced by external factors.
Understanding spatial reference is crucial for theories of language, cognition, and social interaction.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the factors influencing the choice of Mandarin spatial demonstratives 'zhe (here)' and 'na (there)'.
To determine if speaker (S) and hearer (H) distances to a referent, and their social relationship, affect demonstrative selection.

Main Methods:

Utilized a picture-description paradigm with Mandarin speakers.
Conducted within-group and between-group experiments.
Manipulated speaker-hearer distance and social relationship variables.

Main Results:

Both speaker distance (Ds) and hearer distance (Dh) to the referent significantly influenced demonstrative choice.
The social relationship (Relation) between speaker and hearer also demonstrated an influence on demonstrative selection.
Observed patterns indicate that spatial reference is not purely egocentric.

Conclusions:

Spatial demonstrative choice in Mandarin is influenced by both egocentric (speaker's perspective) and allocentric (hearer's perspective, social context) factors.
Findings support a non-egocentric model of spatial reference in verbal interaction.