The study manipulated semantic and syntactic variables to explore the cognitive neuroscience mechanisms of Chinese classifier construction"yi+N(CL)+N".It was indicated:First,the mismatch could be dissolved i...The study manipulated semantic and syntactic variables to explore the cognitive neuroscience mechanisms of Chinese classifier construction"yi+N(CL)+N".It was indicated:First,the mismatch could be dissolved if and only if the CL and modified noun were semantically related,which implied the significance of semantics in dissolving syntactic conflicts and processing linguistic items.Second,syntactic and semantic information were both activated at the early and late stages of language processing,which is consistent with the claims of the extended Concurrent Model.Third,the Access Mechanism of CLs,i.e.items in ordinary partitive phrases and temporary partitive phrases was identified.The former were addressed in a direct way,while the latter were processed in an assembled way.展开更多
Philosophical analysis is commonly assumed to involve decomposing the meaning of a sentence or an expression into a set of conceptually basic constituent parts. This essay challenges this traditional view by examining...Philosophical analysis is commonly assumed to involve decomposing the meaning of a sentence or an expression into a set of conceptually basic constituent parts. This essay challenges this traditional view by examining the potential semantic roles that classifier phrases play in Chinese. It is suggested that the conceptual resources necessary for justifying claims about the semantical status of natural language classifier phrases should be informed in part by methods that accommodate ontogenic and evolutionary contexts. Evidence is provided for the view that many Chinese classifiers （but not all） are features regimented in the grammar of Chinese that have no functional role in normal adult communication, but which play an ontogenetic role in the child＇s development of linguistic competency. Furthermore, it is suggested that this ontogenetic role has features in common with the phylogenetic processes by which Chinese or its classical variants came about, as a later product of mechanisms that evolved in the species in accordance with varying demands for successful communication.展开更多
基金This paper is a partial fulfillment of the philosophy and social science researches in colleges and universities of Jiangsu Province(No.2018SJA2133)National Social Science Fund Project(No.19BYY089).
文摘The study manipulated semantic and syntactic variables to explore the cognitive neuroscience mechanisms of Chinese classifier construction"yi+N(CL)+N".It was indicated:First,the mismatch could be dissolved if and only if the CL and modified noun were semantically related,which implied the significance of semantics in dissolving syntactic conflicts and processing linguistic items.Second,syntactic and semantic information were both activated at the early and late stages of language processing,which is consistent with the claims of the extended Concurrent Model.Third,the Access Mechanism of CLs,i.e.items in ordinary partitive phrases and temporary partitive phrases was identified.The former were addressed in a direct way,while the latter were processed in an assembled way.
文摘Philosophical analysis is commonly assumed to involve decomposing the meaning of a sentence or an expression into a set of conceptually basic constituent parts. This essay challenges this traditional view by examining the potential semantic roles that classifier phrases play in Chinese. It is suggested that the conceptual resources necessary for justifying claims about the semantical status of natural language classifier phrases should be informed in part by methods that accommodate ontogenic and evolutionary contexts. Evidence is provided for the view that many Chinese classifiers （but not all） are features regimented in the grammar of Chinese that have no functional role in normal adult communication, but which play an ontogenetic role in the child＇s development of linguistic competency. Furthermore, it is suggested that this ontogenetic role has features in common with the phylogenetic processes by which Chinese or its classical variants came about, as a later product of mechanisms that evolved in the species in accordance with varying demands for successful communication.
