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Kenny R Coventry1, Harmen B Gudde2,3,4, Holger Diessel5
1School of Psychology, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. k.coventry@uea.ac.uk.
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概括
语言和认知是相互关联的,特别是在空间通信中. 29种语言的874位发言者都使用基于行动相关约束的空间示范词,揭示了我们谈论空间的普遍模式.
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科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 讨论了语言和认知之间的关系,空间通信是调查潜在语义普遍性的关键领域.
- 了解非语言约束如何塑造语言对于认知语言学至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查跨多种语言的空间示范使用的普遍性.
- 确定基于行动的约束是否影响空间示范的选择.
主要方法:
- 一个实验范式被用来区分语言内部和语言之间的语言变异.
- 从29种语言的874名使用者收集了数据.
主要成果:
- 演讲者普遍使用空间示范词,基于他们的能力来达到或对一个对象采取行动.
- 收件人的位置会影响某些语言的示范性选择.
- 跨语言的相似性和空间语言的差异与普遍的行动约束有关.
结论:
- 空间语言和认知是由与物理行为相关的普遍约束所塑造的.
- 基于行动的原则为理解空间演示的跨语言变异提供了一个框架.


