尺寸在母亲对婴儿的演讲中的声音象征
Catherine Laing1, Ghada Khattab2, Shayne Sloggett1
1Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, York, UK.
Journal of child language
|October 14, 2024
概括
婴儿将高音调的声音与小物体联系在一起,低音调的声音与大物体联系在一起. 这种声音象征可能有助于婴儿通过将声音与物体大小联系起来来学习单词含义.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 语言学的语言学.
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 婴儿将音调映射到对象大小:小的高音调,大的低音调.
- 声音象征主义启动假设表明,这有助于词语含义的获取.
- 语言线索和参考词之间的标志性配对支持早期语言发展.
研究的目的:
- 调查婴儿语言中的声音象征性音调大小对应.
- 在谈论小玩具与大玩具时,分析母亲的音调变化.
- 检查实际尺寸,相对尺寸一致性和透明度如何影响这些对应.
主要方法:
- 在阅读图书时对母亲和孩子的互动进行分析,使用40个二度.
- 在讨论小玩具和大玩具时,母亲的声音调的比较.
- 玩具尺寸的分类 (实际和相对一致性) 和实验透明度.
主要成果:
- 谈到不同尺寸的玩具时,母亲的音调显著变化.
- 观察到高音大小对应,与声音象征符号对齐.
- 尺寸对比度和一致度的程度影响了距离尺寸映射的表现.
结论:
- 婴儿导向语音包含声音象征性音调大小映射,支持早期的单词学习.
- 母亲的发声直观地反映了声音和尺寸之间的标志性关系.
- 这些发现证明了声音象征在启动词语含义获取中的作用.
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