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題名 Investigating the branching of Chinese classifier phrases: Evidence from speech perception and production
作者 何萬順
Her, One-Soon
Tang, Marc
Chen, Ying-Chun
Yen, Nai-Shing
貢獻者 語言所
關鍵詞 Classifier phrase ; Left-branching ; Right-branching ; Speech production ; Speech perception
日期 2019
上傳時間 2-Sep-2020 09:17:13 (UTC+8)
摘要 The formal structure of the construction formed by a numeral (Num), a sortal classifier (C) or mensural classifier (M), and a noun (N), is controversial, as both left-branching [[Num C/M] N] and right-branching [Num [C/M N]] structures have been argued for in the literature. In this paper we report two psycholinguistic experiments on speech production and perception in Mandarin to investigate this branching issue. First, we applied the syntax-phonology interface of tone 3 (T3) sandhi and performed a phonological analysis of native speakers’ tone sandhi patterns of [Num C/M N] phrases composed of T3 monosyllabic words. Second, we conducted a click-detection experiment to see how native speakers would perceive a click inserted in a C/M phrase composed of monosyllabic words, as compared to when it is inserted in other syntactic structures with attested left or right-branching. Results from both experiments supported the left-branching structure of classifier phrases.
關聯 Journal of Chinese Linguistics
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1353/jcl.2017.0079
dc.contributor 語言所
dc.creator (作者) 何萬順
dc.creator (作者) Her, One-Soon
dc.creator (作者) Tang, Marc
dc.creator (作者) Chen, Ying-Chun
dc.creator (作者) Yen, Nai-Shing
dc.date (日期) 2019
dc.date.accessioned 2-Sep-2020 09:17:13 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 2-Sep-2020 09:17:13 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 2-Sep-2020 09:17:13 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/131419-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) The formal structure of the construction formed by a numeral (Num), a sortal classifier (C) or mensural classifier (M), and a noun (N), is controversial, as both left-branching [[Num C/M] N] and right-branching [Num [C/M N]] structures have been argued for in the literature. In this paper we report two psycholinguistic experiments on speech production and perception in Mandarin to investigate this branching issue. First, we applied the syntax-phonology interface of tone 3 (T3) sandhi and performed a phonological analysis of native speakers’ tone sandhi patterns of [Num C/M N] phrases composed of T3 monosyllabic words. Second, we conducted a click-detection experiment to see how native speakers would perceive a click inserted in a C/M phrase composed of monosyllabic words, as compared to when it is inserted in other syntactic structures with attested left or right-branching. Results from both experiments supported the left-branching structure of classifier phrases.
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dc.relation (關聯) Journal of Chinese Linguistics
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Classifier phrase ; Left-branching ; Right-branching ; Speech production ; Speech perception
dc.title (題名) Investigating the branching of Chinese classifier phrases: Evidence from speech perception and production
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1353/jcl.2017.0079
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1353/jcl.2017.0079