紀要論文

紀要論文

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言語文化研究. 2022, 48, p. 205-227

Interpreting Spatial Scenes for Choice of Demonstratives: A Psycholinguistic Contrastive Study Between Japanese and Chinese

英語

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2022-03-31

【学術論文】

Our visual-world eye-tracking study examined the semantic/pragmatic aspects of cognitive processing behind the utterance of demonstratives in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. After theorizing on the conceptual structure and process of indexicals in terms of distance judgment, a psycholinguistic experiment scrutinized relevant hypotheses using the recorded responses and eye movements over the trials containing visual stimuli instantiating different schemas. Consequently, this research verified the following: (i) The line representing equal distance from the speaker and the hearer operates considerably in Japanese; however, only the distance from the speaker functions significantly in Chinese. (ii) The use of demonstratives elicits the processing of suggested components, such as competitors and standards, in both languages. (iii) Japanese speakers are more inclined than Chinese speakers to execute the processing in terms of the hearer for choosing an indexical (above all, so-).

10.18910/87093

87093

Interpreting Spatial Scenes for Choice of Demonstratives: A Psycholinguistic Contrastive Study Between Japanese and Chinese

Sugaya, Yusuke

大阪大学大学院言語文化研究科

英語

2022-03-31

言語文化研究

48

205

227

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/87093

10.18910/87093

https://doi.org/10.18910/87093