一个基于体的考查的标尺多样性
Chao Sun1, Ye Tian2, Richard Breheny3
1School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University.
概括
标尺多样性,标尺含义 (SI) 的变化率,在自然语言中显著减少. 理论因素解释了实验和现实世界语言使用中的大多数变化.
科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 标尺多样性描述了不同的标尺表达式如何以不同的速度产生标尺含义 (SI).
- 之前的研究确定了理论上有动机的因素影响SI率在受控实验.
- 在理解这些观察到的推理率差异是否转化为自然语言使用方面存在差距.
研究的目的:
- 研究自然存在的语言中的标尺多样性现象.
- 为了确定实验中观察到的标量多样性是否存在于现实世界的话语中.
- 评估现有 SI 理论对自然语言数据的解释能力.
主要方法:
- 分析一个推特数据库,使用重述任务方法.
- 在广泛的标量表达式中采样实际语言使用情况.
- 量化分析以测量标尺多样性并确定解释因素.
主要成果:
- 在基于语料库的释任务中测量时,标尺多样性显著减弱.
- 来自SI理论的因素解释了标尺多样性差异的近三分之二.
- 这些因素的解释力适用于实验和自然语言环境.
结论:
- 与受控实验环境相比,在自然语言中,尺度多样性不那么明显.
- 与标量暗示相关的理论因素仍然是自然语言变化的重要预测因素.
- 剩余的不明原因变异可能源于形容词表达式的标量级丰富的不确定性.
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