否定,手势和散音的范围:英语负定量器作为一个实例
1Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, USA. mkamiya@hamilton.edu.
Journal of psycholinguistic research
|June 26, 2024
概括
英语使用手势,如摇头和点头来澄清模两可的句子. 意义影响着手势模式,手势可以在单独的口语语调不足时使解释变得明确.
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:
- 带有负定量符的句子可以有多个含义 (肩膀模两可).
- 姿态和表情是多模式的线索,可以帮助解释句子.
- 以前的研究表明,手势制作的跨语言相似之处是为了明确.
研究的目的:
- 研究英语母语人士如何使用手势和歌词来解读含糊不清的句子.
- 检查定量器位置和解释对手势和表情制作的作用.
- 将发现与关于手势和意义的跨语言研究进行比较.
主要方法:
- 参与者用不同位置的英语负定量符制成句子.
- 记载和分析了手势制作 (摇头,点头/跳动) 和表情模式.
- 分析的重点是解释,量化器位置和多式联络线索之间的相关性.
主要成果:
- 在 (a) 解释中,摇头的频率更高,而在 (b) 解释中,点头/跳动的频率更高,而不管定量器的位置如何.
- 在相同句子结构的不同解释之间观察到音调和持续时间的突出差异.
- 在英语,加泰罗尼亚语和西班牙语中发现了手势运动的相似性,突出了意义在手势模式中的作用.
结论:
- 手势模式对语义解释很敏感,在阐明范围模两可的句子方面起着至关重要的作用.
- 姿态可以有效地消除含义,当prosodic线索是不够的或模两可的.
- 研究结果支持这样一个假设:意义是解决语言模两可的手势制作的主要驱动因素.
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