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| Title | Investigating the branching of Chinese classifier phrases: Evidence from speech perception and production |
| Creator | 何萬順 Her, One-Soon Tang, Marc Chen, Ying-Chun Yen, Nai-Shing |
| Contributor | 語言所 |
| Key Words | Classifier phrase ; Left-branching ; Right-branching ; Speech production ; Speech perception |
| Date | 2019 |
| Date Issued | 2-Sep-2020 09:17:13 (UTC+8) |
| Summary | 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. |
| Relation | Journal of Chinese Linguistics |
| Type | 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.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
| 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 |