含有时间连接词的复杂句子的理解:孩子们是如何在事件-语义幼儿园-路径上被引导的
Christos Makrodimitris1, Petra Schulz1
1Goethe University Frankfurt.
Journal of child language
|May 16, 2024
概括
孩子们在复杂的句子中扎,其中包含时间连接词,如"之后"和"之前". 即使在十二岁时,非标志性的句子结构,特别是"之后",也会带来重大理解挑战.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 儿童对时间连接的理解对于理解事件序列至关重要.
- 之前的研究表明,处理复杂句子有困难,但底层原因仍在争论中.
研究的目的:
- 调查图标性,连接类型和句子顺序如何影响儿童的时间句子理解.
- 确定导致6至12岁儿童理解困难的因素.
主要方法:
- 60名讲希腊语的儿童 (6-12岁) 和15名成年人接受了一项图片序列选择任务.
- 参与者在标志性和非标志性顺序中判断了带有"之后"和"之前"连接词的句子.
主要成果:
- 随着年龄的增长,儿童对时间连接的理解得到了改善,但在十二岁时还没有达到成人水平.
- 与所有年龄组的其他情况相比,非标志性的"后"句子的表现明显较低.
结论:
- 理解困难不仅仅是通过标志性,连接类型或单独的句子顺序来解释的.
- 标志性和句子顺序之间的相互作用,特别是句子中介的"之后",使事件表示复杂化,并给儿童带来挑战.
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