Properties of phonological markers that affect the acquisition of gender-like subclasses
Properties of phonological markers that affect the acquisition of gender-like subclasses
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DOI：
10.1006/jmla.1998.2569
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发表时间：
1998-08-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
McDonald, JL
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作者：
Frigo, L;McDonald, JL
许多自然语言包含性别子类。尽管这些类的成员资格可能看起来是任意的，但实际上有多种语言线索表明子类成员资格。在使用人工语言的三个实验中，我们操纵了语音标记的属性，并检查了哪些条件最容易让成年人概括子类知识。结果表明，只有当一些研究项目被系统标记并且该过程由两个组成部分组成时，才会出现泛化。其中一个组成部分涉及在语音标记和子类成员资格指示符（例如，定冠词和不定冠词）之间建立联系。这允许泛化到包含标记的新单词。当标记具有高感知显着性、高频率或处于初始位置时，会促进这种概括。第二个组成部分涉及将子类内的指标相互链接。如果至少有一个子类指示符已知，则这允许正确概括到未标记的项目。当内存负载较低时，例如当子类成员资格由高度显着和冗余的标记指示时，可以促进第二种类型的泛化。 (C) 1998 年学术出版社。
Many natural languages contain gender subclasses. Although membership in these classes may appear arbitrary, there are actually a variety of linguistic cues that indicate subclass membership. In three experiments using artificial languages, we manipulated properties of phonological markers and examined what conditions most easily allow adults to generalize subclass knowledge. Results suggest that generalization only occurs when some studied items are systematically marked and the process consists of two components. One component involves making a link between the phonological markers and the indicators (e.g., definite and indefinite articles) of subclass membership. This allows generalization to new words containing markers. This generalization is facilitated when markers are of high perceptual salience, high frequency, or in initial position. A second component involves linking indicators within a subclass to each other. This allows correct generalization to unmarked items if at least one subclass indicator is known. This second type of generalization may be facilitated when memory load is low, such as when subclass membership is indicated by highly salient and redundant markers. (C) 1998 Academic Press.