儿童从单词/复词中学习下级层面的含义,以及它与语言统计统计的关系
Felix Hao Wang1, Meili Luo1, Nan Li2
1School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University.
概括
讲普通话的孩子不会使用复合词来进行下级层面的概括. 语义对比,而不是单词结构,推动了概括,特别是对于5岁的孩子.
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:
- 儿童通过识别参考词和类别级别来学习单词的含义.
- 讲英语的儿童将复合单词概括到下属层次,而不是单词.
- 讨论了词汇概括策略的跨语言的普遍性.
研究的目的:
- 调查普通话中文中的词汇概括.
- 检查单词类型 (单词与复合词) 和语言结构在概括中的作用.
- 确定语义对比对词汇概括的影响.
主要方法:
- 针对单词频率和类别级别的普通话儿童定向演讲的语料库分析.
- 测试了202名普通话说话的儿童 (3岁和5岁) 的新词概括.
- 操纵单词形态 (单/复合) 和学习场景 (有/没有语义对比).
主要成果:
- 在普通话中,复合词比单词多,复合词往往处于下级层面.
- 学习普通话的孩子们没有使用复合词来进行下级层面的概括.
- 语义对比是下级层面概括的主要驱动因素,特别是在5岁儿童中.
结论:
- 单词结构 (组合) 在普通话中不决定下级层面的概括.
- 语义对比对于儿童下属级别的词汇概括至关重要.
- 语言特定的特征可能会影响获取过程中的概括策略.
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