Affective and sensory–motor norms for idioms by L1 and L2 English speakers

IF 2.4 2区文学 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Applied Psycholinguistics Pub Date : 2024-02-02 DOI:10.1017/s0142716423000504

Mahsa Morid, Laura Sabourin

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Abstract

In the present study, we developed affective (valence and arousal) and sensory–motor (concreteness and imageability) norms for 210 English idioms rated by native English speakers (L1) and English second-language speakers (L2). Based on internal consistency analyses, the ratings were found to be highly reliable. Furthermore, we explored various relations within the collected measures (valence, arousal, concreteness, and imageability) and between these measures and some available psycholinguistic norms (familiarity, literal plausibility, and decomposability) for the same set of idioms. The primary findings were that (i) valence and arousal showed the typical U-shape relation, for both L1 and L2 data; (ii) idioms with more negative valence were rated as more arousing; (iii) the majority of idioms were rated as either positive or negative with only 4 being rated as neutral; (iv) familiarity correlated positively with valence and arousal; (v) concreteness and imageability showed a strong positive correlation; and (vi) the ratings of L1 and L2 speakers significantly differed for arousal and concreteness, but not for valence and imageability. We discuss our interpretation of these observations with reference to the literature on figurative language processing (both single words and idioms).

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第一语言和第二语言英语使用者对习语的情感和感觉运动规范

在本研究中，我们为以英语为母语者（L1）和以英语为第二语言者（L2）评定的 210 个英语习语制定了情感（价值和唤醒）和感觉运动（具体性和形象性）规范。根据内部一致性分析，我们发现这些评分非常可靠。此外，我们还探讨了所收集的测量指标（情感、唤醒、具体性和形象性）之间的各种关系，以及这些测量指标与一些心理语言学规范（熟悉度、字面似然性和可分解性）之间的关系。主要的研究结果是：(i) 在 L1 和 L2 数据中，价值和唤醒呈现典型的 U 型关系；(ii) 具有更消极价值的成语被评为更唤醒；(iii) 大多数成语被评为积极或消极，只有 4 个成语被评为中性；(iv) 熟悉程度与价值性和唤醒性呈正相关；(v) 具体性和形象性呈强正相关；(vi) L1 和 L2 说话者对唤醒性和具体性的评价有显著差异，但对价值性和形象性的评价没有显著差异。我们将参考有关具象语言处理（包括单词和成语）的文献，讨论我们对这些观察结果的解释。

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Applied Psycholinguistics Multiple-

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3.90

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4.80%

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期刊介绍： Applied Psycholinguistics publishes original research papers on the psychological processes involved in language. It examines language development , language use and language disorders in adults and children with a particular emphasis on cross-language studies. The journal gathers together the best work from a variety of disciplines including linguistics, psychology, reading, education, language learning, speech and hearing, and neurology. In addition to research reports, theoretical reviews will be considered for publication as will keynote articles and commentaries.