在英语中表达主观和客观因果关系时,prosody的作用
Na Hu1, Aoju Chen1, Hugo Quené1
1Department of Languages, Literature and Communication, Institute for Language Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Language and speech
|November 3, 2025
概括
语调,或语音语调,有助于区分主观和客观的因果关系在英语. 与客观因果关系相比,主观因果关系显示出更广泛的音调范围和独特的语调.
科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
- 语音学 语音学 语音学
背景情况:
- 在口语中传达意义和功能时,prosody是至关重要的.
- 在区分主观 (CLAIM-ARGUMENT) 与客观 (CONSEQUENCE-CAUSE) 的因果关系中,律的作用仍然未被充分探索,尤其是在连接词经常重叠的英语中.
研究的目的:
- 调查prosodic线索是否在英语中区分主观和客观因果关系.
- 在口头的因果构造中分析prosodic特征.
主要方法:
- 进行了两个生产实验.
- 参与者以向后 (Q因为P) 和向前 (P所以Q) 的顺序产生了因果关系的句子.
主要成果:
- 主观因果关系与更大的基本频率 (F0) 范围有关.
- 客观因果关系表现出更完整的过程.
- 为了主观因果关系,观察到独特的F0轮形状.
结论:
- 在英语中,prosody在区分主观和客观因果关系方面发挥着重要作用.
- 即使因果关系的词汇标记是相同的,这些前性区别也存在.
- 这些发现有助于理解语调如何传达细微的语义差异.
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