Do English and Mandarin speakers think about time differently?
Do English and Mandarin speakers think about time differently?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cognition.2010.09.010
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
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影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
McCormick, Kelly
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作者：
Boroditsky, Lera;Fuhrman, Orly;McCormick, Kelly
时间是经验的一个基本领域。在本文中，我们问语言和文化方面是否影响人们如何看待这个领域。具体来说，我们考虑英语和普通话使用者对时间的看法是否不同。我们回顾了所有支持和反对这一假设的证据，并报告了进一步支持和完善这一假设的新数据。结果表明，英语和普通话使用者对时间的看法确实不同。正如语言模式所预测的那样，说普通话的人比说英语的人更有可能垂直地思考时间（上面是较早的时间点，下面是较晚的时间点）。(C)2010 Elsevier B.V.保留所有权利。
Time is a fundamental domain of experience. In this paper we ask whether aspects of language and culture affect how people think about this domain. Specifically, we consider whether English and Mandarin speakers think about time differently. We review all of the available evidence both for and against this hypothesis, and report new data that further support and refine it. The results demonstrate that English and Mandarin speakers do think about time differently. As predicted by patterns in language, Mandarin speakers are more likely than English speakers to think about time vertically (with earlier time-points above and later time-points below). (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.