当地相似性和全球变异性是人类语言的语义空间的特征
Molly Lewis1, Aoife Cahill2, Nitin Madnani3
1Psychology & Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
概括
意义在语义领域内在不同语言之间变化较少,但在它们之间变化较大. 具体的含义比抽象的更一致,所有含义都因文化和环境的距离而有所不同.
科学领域:
- 计算语言学 计算语言学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 跨文化语义学跨文化语义学
背景情况:
- 学者们早就认识到,世界各国语言的含义有很大的差异,特别是在自然,颜色和亲属关系等领域.
- 以前的研究往往侧重于特定的词汇项目或领域,缺乏对语义变化的全面,系统层面的观点.
研究的目的:
- 通过大型语言模型实现的系统层面的方法,研究意义在不同语言之间如何变化.
- 描述不同语义领域内和不同语义领域之间的语义变化模式,涉及广泛的语言.
主要方法:
- 在广泛的体上训练有素的大型语言模型: 35 种语言的维基百科文章和 38,500 名非母语英语的人的英语外语测试 (TOEFL) 论文.
- 在语义领域中比较词语组织,以量化语言内部和语言之间的变化.
主要成果:
- 意思在语义领域内变化较低,在语言之间变化较大.
- 具体的含义比抽象的含义显示的跨语言差异较小.
- 语义变化与语言群体之间的地理,环境和文化距离有关.
结论:
- 讲者母语的结构塑造了他们的语义空间,影响了认知突出性,甚至在双语者中也导致了"语义口音".
- 这些发现对语言教育,跨文化沟通以及由于特定语言的关联和叙事而导致的字面翻译所面临的固有挑战具有重大意义.
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