Once again on norms and comparison classes
Once again on norms and comparison classes
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再次讨论标准和比较类别
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2011
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通讯作者：
E. Tribushinina
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作者：
E. Tribushinina
关于关系形容词的一个中心假设（例如，大，老）是他们的积极形式是维斯维斯位于一个系列（规范）的中间地带的类特定的参考点来解释的。最近，功能认知研究认为，其他参考点（例如，在实际的语言使用中，议论性的零，端点）比规范更相关。本文认为，这两个位置并不一定是不可调和的，并通过实验验证了一个假设，即规范是一个默认的参考点，用于解释关系形容词在零上下文。实验1讨论了一个规范的一系列的中间区和类别依赖的位置。传统的语义学研究认为，“大”与“小”的分界点位于一个尺度的中点附近。此外，它的位置是依赖于类别和原型效应的敏感。研究结果进一步表明，成年人很容易计算一个上下文相关的规范整合他们的世界知识与视觉提供的信息。实验二考察了关系形容词在线加工中的相关性。结果表明，语言使用者确实利用规范的解释关系形容词在真实的时间。
Abstract A central assumption about relative adjectives (e.g., big, old) is that their positive form is interpreted vis-à-vis a class-specific reference point located in the midzone of a series (norm). More recently, functional-cognitive studies argued that other reference points (e.g., argumentative zero, endpoints) are more relevant in actual language use than a norm. This paper argues that the two positions are not necessarily irreconcilable and experimentally tests a hypothesis that a norm is a default reference point used for the interpretation of relative adjectives in zero contexts. Experiment 1 addressed the location of a norm in the midzone of a series and its category dependence. As predicted by the traditional semantic studies, the cutoff point between “big” and “small” is located around the midpoint of a scale. Furthermore, its location is category-dependentand sensitive to prototypicality effects. The results further indicate that adults easily compute a contextually relevant norm by integrating their world knowledge with the visually provided information. Experiment 2 investigated the relevance of a norm in the online processing of relative adjectives. The results suggest that language users indeed exploit norms for the interpretation of relative adjectives in real time.
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4.6
作者：
K. Ebeling;S. Gelman
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K. Ebeling;S. Gelman