The interplay between syntactic and non-syntactic structure in language production

IF 2.9 1区 心理学 Q1 LINGUISTICS
Kumiko Fukumura, Shi Zhang
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Abstract

Speakers frequently reuse earlier encountered structures. A long-standing view in language production research is that this structural priming is driven by the persistence of abstract syntax, independent from unordered, conceptual representations. However, evidence has been building that non-syntactic information can also influence structural choice. Here we examined whether and how the syntactic priming of relative clause structures might interact with the priming of the conceptual category order of adjectives in noun phrase production. Study 1 found that speakers are more likely to produce relative clause structures (spotted bow that’s green) after having heard relative clause structures (striped lock that’s blue) as opposed to an alternative structure (striped blue lock), and they also tended to repeat the conceptual order of the prime, with more pattern-first orders after pattern-first primes than after color-first primes. Critically, we found larger syntactic priming when the conceptual order of the prime persisted more in the target and larger conceptual order priming when the syntactic structure of the prime persisted more in the target. Studies 2 and 3 found that conceptual category order priming can be enhanced by adjective overlap as well as noun overlap between prime and target, whereas syntactic priming can only be enhanced by noun overlap. These results supported the interactive priming account: Although the syntactic structure and the conceptual order are represented at different levels and hence can be activated independently, the link between them is also primed, which enhances priming at both levels.

语言生产中句法结构和非句法结构的相互作用
演讲者经常重复使用以前遇到的结构。语言生产研究中的一个长期观点是,这种结构启动是由抽象语法的持久性驱动的,独立于无序的概念表示。然而,有证据表明,非句法信息也会影响结构选择。在这里,我们考察了在名词短语产生中,关系从句结构的句法启动是否以及如何与形容词概念范畴顺序的启动相互作用。研究1发现,与替代结构(条纹蓝锁)相比,说话者在听到相对从句结构(蓝色的条纹锁)后更有可能产生相对从句结构,而且他们也倾向于重复素数的概念顺序,在图案第一素数之后比在颜色第一素数之后具有更多的图案第一阶。至关重要的是,当素数的概念顺序在目标中持续得更多时,我们发现了更大的句法启动,而当素数的句法结构在目标中保持得更多时则发现了更大规模的概念顺序启动。研究2和3发现,形容词重叠以及主词和宾语之间的名词重叠可以增强概念范畴顺序启动,而句法启动只能通过名词重叠来增强。这些结果支持了交互启动解释:尽管句法结构和概念顺序在不同层面上表现出来,因此可以独立激活,但它们之间的联系也被启动,这增强了两个层面的启动。
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CiteScore
8.70
自引率
14.00%
发文量
49
审稿时长
12.7 weeks
期刊介绍: Articles in the Journal of Memory and Language contribute to the formulation of scientific issues and theories in the areas of memory, language comprehension and production, and cognitive processes. Special emphasis is given to research articles that provide new theoretical insights based on a carefully laid empirical foundation. The journal generally favors articles that provide multiple experiments. In addition, significant theoretical papers without new experimental findings may be published. The Journal of Memory and Language is a valuable tool for cognitive scientists, including psychologists, linguists, and others interested in memory and learning, language, reading, and speech. Research Areas include: • Topics that illuminate aspects of memory or language processing • Linguistics • Neuropsychology.
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