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The lexical approach and lexical priming(1)
1. The Lexical Approach and Lexical
Priming – a comparison of English
and Chinese
Michael Hoey
University of Liverpool
Lexical Approach conference, The University of
Westminster, May 11th 2013
2. The Lexical Approach
has been criticised for
1. Ignoring how language is learnt
2. Having no theoretical underpinning
It is open to criticism for
3. Applying only to Indo-European languages
3. The Lexical Approach
has been criticised for
1. Ignoring how language is learnt
2. Having no theoretical underpinning
It is open to criticism for
3. Applying only to Indo-European languages
4. The Lexical Approach
has been criticised for
1. Ignoring how language is learnt
2. Having no theoretical underpinning
It is open to criticism for
3. Applying only to Indo-European languages
5. Three goals
In this paper, however, I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
6. Three goals
In this paper, however, I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
7. Three goals
In this paper, however, I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
8. Three goals
In this paper I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
9. How do we learn language? Some key
psycholinguistic experiments
Most of the psycholinguistic literature used by
applied linguists is more linguistic than
psychological.
But there are two research developments from
the psycholinguistic tradition that may be of
relevance:
semantic priming
repetition priming
10. How do we learn language? Some key
psycholinguistic experiments
Most of the psycholinguistic literature used by
applied linguists is more linguistic than
psychological.
But there are two research developments from
the psycholinguistic tradition that may be of
relevance:
semantic priming
repetition priming
(with thanks to Michael Pace-Sigge)
11. How do we learn language? Some key
psycholinguistic experiments
Most of the psycholinguistic literature used by
applied linguists is more linguistic than
psychological.
But there are two research developments from
the psycholinguistic tradition that may be of
relevance:
semantic priming
repetition priming
12. Semantic priming
In semantic priming experiments, informants are shown a
word or image (referred to as the prime) and then shown a
second word or image (known as the target word).
The speed with which the target word is recognized is
measured.
Some primes appear to
•slow up informants’ recognition of the target
and others appear to
•accelerate informants’ recognition of the target
13. Semantic priming
For example,
the prime word wing
will have no effect on the recognition of the word
director
will typically inhibit the recognition of the word pig
and will typically speed up the recognition of the word
swan.
14. Semantic priming
For example,
the prime word wing
will have no effect on the recognition of the word
director
will typically inhibit the recognition of the word pig
and will typically speed up the recognition of the word
swan.
15. Semantic priming
For example,
the prime word wing
will have no effect on the recognition of the word
director
will typically inhibit the recognition of the word pig
and will typically speed up the recognition of the word
swan.
16. Semantic priming
For example,
the prime word milk
will have no effect on the recognition of the word
available,
will typically inhibit the recognition of the word horse
but will speed up the recognition of the word cow.
17. Semantic priming
For example,
the prime word milk
will have no effect on the recognition of the word
available,
will typically inhibit the recognition of the word horse
but will speed up the recognition of the word cow.
18. Semantic priming
For example,
the prime word milk
will have no effect on the recognition of the word
available,
will typically inhibit the recognition of the word horse
but will speed up the recognition of the word cow.
19. Semantic priming
For example,
the prime word milk
will have no effect on the recognition of the word
available,
will typically inhibit the recognition of the word horse
but will speed up the recognition of the word cow.
At the moment, this is probably not true of beef, which
draws attention that we are talking about linguistic
experience, not world knowledge.
20. Semantic priming
For example,
the prime word milk
will have no effect on the recognition of the word
available,
will typically inhibit the recognition of the word horse
but will speed up the recognition of the word cow.
At the moment, this is probably not true of beef, which
draws attention that we are talking about linguistic
experience, not world knowledge.
21. Semantic priming
Pioneering semantic priming work was conducted by
Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1971), who demonstrated that
priming was scientifically demonstrable.
Their work was followed through by Shelton and Martin
(1992) (among others), who appear to show that
semantic priming only works when the priming word and
the target are associated in the informant’s mind.
McRae and Boisvert (1998) argue however that if the
words in question have closely related meanings there
will be a priming effect even without association.
22. Semantic priming
Pioneering semantic priming work was conducted by
Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1971), who demonstrated that
priming was scientifically demonstrable.
Their work was followed through by Shelton and Martin
(1992) (among others), who appear to show that
semantic priming only works when the priming word and
the target are associated in the informant’s mind.
McRae and Boisvert (1998) argue however that if the
words in question have closely related meanings there
will be a priming effect even without association.
23. Semantic priming
Pioneering semantic priming work was conducted by
Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1971), who demonstrated that
priming was scientifically demonstrable.
Their work was followed through by Shelton and Martin
(1992) (among others), who appear to show that
semantic priming only works when the priming word and
the target are associated in the informant’s mind.
McRae and Boisvert (1998) argue however that if the
words in question have closely related meanings there
will be a priming effect even without association.
24. What is the significance of this to the language
learner?
We have proof that words are closely linked to each
other in the listener’s mind,
and that words that are closely linked can be
recognised more quickly (and presumably used
more quickly).
This doesn’t fit well with the idea that words are
slotted into grammatical frames.
25. What is the significance of this to the language
learner?
We have proof that words are closely linked to each
other in the listener’s mind,
and that words that are closely linked can be
recognised more quickly (and presumably used
more quickly).
This doesn’t fit well with the idea that words are
slotted into grammatical frames.
26. What is the significance of this to the language
learner?
We have proof that words are closely linked to each
other in the listener’s mind,
and that words that are closely linked can be
recognised more quickly (and presumably used
more quickly).
This does fit well with the lexical approach.
27. How do we learn language? Some key
psycholinguistic experiments
Most of the psycholinguistic literature used by
applied linguists is more linguistic than
psychological. There are two research
developments from the psycholinguistic
tradition that may be of relevance:
semantic priming
repetition priming
28. How do we learn language? Some key
psycholinguistic experiments
Most of the psycholinguistic literature used by
applied linguists is more linguistic than
psychological. There are two research
developments from the psycholinguistic
tradition that may be of relevance:
semantic priming
repetition priming
29. Repetition priming
Repetition priming is rather different from semantic
priming, in that the prime and the target are identical.
Experiments with repetition priming centre around
exposing informants to word combinations and
then, sometimes after a considerable amount of time and
after they’ve seen or heard lots of other
material, measuring how quickly or accurately the
informants recognize the combination when they finally
see/hear it again.
30. Repetition priming
For example, a listener may be shown the word SCARLET
followed by the word ONION.
A day later, if s/he is shown the word SCARLET again, s/he
will recognise ONION more quickly than other words.
The assumption must be that s/he remembers the
combination from the first time, since the words SCARLET
ONION will only rarely have occurred before (if ever).
31. Repetition priming
For example, a listener may be shown the word SCARLET
followed by the word ONION.
A day later, if s/he is shown the word SCARLET again, s/he
will recognise ONION more quickly than other words.
The assumption must be that s/he remembers the
combination from the first time, since the words SCARLET
ONION will only rarely have occurred before (if ever).
32. Repetition priming
For example, a listener may be shown the word SCARLET
followed by the word ONION.
A day later, if s/he is shown the word SCARLET again, s/he
will recognise ONION more quickly than other words.
The assumption must be that s/he remembers the
combination from the first time, since the words SCARLET
ONION will only rarely have occurred before (if ever).
33. Repetition priming
Key papers on these facets of repetition priming are
those of Jacoby and Dallas (1981), who observed greater
accuracy in the identification of the target, and
Scarborough, Cortese, and Scarborough
(1977), who noted a faster response time.
Forster and Davis (1984) observed that these
effects of repetition priming were more noticeable when
the words in question were of low frequency in the
language.
34. Repetition priming
Key papers on these facets of repetition priming are
those of Jacoby and Dallas (1981), who observed greater
accuracy in the identification of the target, and
Scarborough, Cortese, and Scarborough
(1977), who noted a faster response time.
Forster and Davis (1984) observed that these
effects of repetition priming were more noticeable when
the words in question were of low frequency in the
language.
35. Repetition priming
Repetition priming potentially provides an explanation
of both semantic priming and collocation.
If a listener or reader encounters two words in
combination, and stores them as a combination,
then the ability of one of the words to accelerate
recognition of the other is explained.
If the listener or reader then draws upon this
combination in his or her own utterance, then the
reproduction of collocation is also explained.
36. Repetition priming
Repetition priming potentially provides an explanation of
both semantic priming and collocation.
If a listener or reader encounters two words in
combination, and stores them as a combination,
then the ability of one of the words to accelerate
recognition of the other is explained.
If the listener or reader then draws upon this
combination in his or her own utterance, then the
reproduction of collocation is also explained.
37. Repetition priming
Repetition priming potentially provides an explanation of
both semantic priming and collocation.
If a listener or reader encounters two words in
combination, and stores them as a combination,
then the ability of one of the words to accelerate
recognition of the other is explained.
If the listener or reader then draws upon this
combination in his or her own utterance, then the
reproduction of collocation is also explained.
38. Three goals
In this paper I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
39. Three goals
In this paper I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence DEFINITELY
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
40. Three goals
In this paper I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
41. Problems with many existing theories of language
1. Fluency is harder to explain than creativity
2. There is no single language but lots of varying
languages masquerading as a single language, but
most theories try to ignore this.
3. When we hear or read a word with multiple
meanings (i.e. almost every word in common
usage), we know which meaning is meant – but
how?
4. Collocations are universal, but grammars largely
operate as if they don’t exist
5. They don’t account for collocation (the partly
arbitrary tendency of words to co-occur, e.g.
growing fears, developing conflict)
42. Problems with many existing theories of language
1. Fluency is harder to explain than creativity
2. There is no single language but lots of varying
languages masquerading as a single language, but
most theories try to ignore this.
3. When we hear or read a word with multiple
meanings (i.e. almost every word in common
usage), we know which meaning is meant – but
how?
4. Collocations are universal, but grammars largely
operate as if they don’t exist
5. They don’t account for collocation (the partly
arbitrary tendency of words to co-occur, e.g.
growing fears, developing conflict)
43. Problems with many existing theories of language
1. Fluency is harder to explain than creativity
2. There is no single language but lots of varying
languages masquerading as a single language, but
most theories try to ignore this.
3. When we hear or read a word with multiple
meanings (i.e. almost every word in common
usage), we know which meaning is meant – but
how?
4. Collocations are universal, but grammars largely
operate as if they don’t exist
5. They don’t account for collocation (the partly
arbitrary tendency of words to co-occur, e.g.
growing fears, developing conflict)
44. Problems with many existing theories of language
1. Fluency is harder to explain than creativity
2. There is no single language but lots of varying
languages masquerading as a single language, but
most theories try to ignore this.
3. When we hear or read a word with multiple
meanings (i.e. almost every word in common
usage), we know which meaning is meant – but
how?
4. Collocations are universal, but grammars largely
operate as if they don’t exist
5. They don’t account for collocation (the partly
arbitrary tendency of words to co-occur, e.g.
growing fears, developing conflict)
45. Problems with many existing theories of language
1. Fluency is harder to explain than creativity
2. There is no single language but lots of varying
languages masquerading as a single language, but
most theories try to ignore this.
3. When we hear or read a word with multiple
meanings (i.e. almost every word in common
usage), we know which meaning is meant – but
how?
4. Collocations are universal, but grammars largely
operate as if they are trivial
5. They don’t account for collocation (the partly
arbitrary tendency of words to co-occur, e.g.
growing fears, developing conflict)
46. Accounting for collocation has to be central to
any account of fluency and therefore to any
theory of language with psychological
plausibility
and must centre around how words are learnt
47. Accounting for collocation has to be central to
any account of fluency and therefore to any
theory of language with psychological
plausibility
and must centre around how words are learnt
d must centre around how words are learnt
48. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note
subconsciously
• the words it occurs with (its collocations),
• the grammatical patterns it occurs in (its
colligations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
49. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note
subconsciously
• the words it occurs with (its collocations),
• the grammatical patterns it occurs in (its
colligations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
54. wordcollocates with against and a
a word against has a semantic association with
sending & receiving communication
(e.g. hear a word against)
send/receive a word against has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
57. ears collocates with eyes 225 10%
and also
ears and nose
ears, nose and throat
ears and eyes
ears and hands
ears and nostrils
etc
58. ears collocates with eyes 225 10%
and also
ears and nose
ears, nose and throat
ears and eyes
ears and hands
ears and nostrils
etc
59. Crucially, once a priming has been created, it is itself
subject to further priming,
e.g. eyes and ears is primed for most of us to
collocate with act as
the Bank of China, which acts as Peking’s eyes and ears
among Hong Kong’s banking community
14 out of 124 lines of eyes and ears in the Guardian
corpus (11%)
60. Crucially, once a priming has been created, it is itself
subject to further priming,
e.g. a word against is primed for most of us to co-
occur with sending & receiving communication
61. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note
subconsciously
• the words it occurs with (its collocations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
62. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note
subconsciously
• the words it occurs with (its collocations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
63. wordcollocates with against and a
a word against has a semantic association with
sending & receiving communication
(e.g. hear a word against)
send/receive a word against has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
64. ears collocates with2294
eyes 225 10%
and also
ears and nose
ears, nose and throat
ears and eyes
ears and hands
ears and nostrils
etc
65. ears co-occurs with2294
eyes 225 10%
and also
ears and nose
ears, nose and throat
ears and eyes
ears and hands
ears and nostrils
etc
66. ears 2294
eyes 225 10%
and also
squashy fingers and crinkly ears
swollen ankles and painful ears
buck teeth and cauliflower ears
bulbous nose and big ears
long tail and pointed ears
etc
67. ears 2294
eyes 225 10%
and also
squashy fingers and crinkly ears
swollen ankles and painful earsbuck teeth
and cauliflower ears
bulbous nose and big ears
long tail and pointed ears
etc
68. ears 2294
eyes 225 10%
and also
close the eyes and put the ears to work
follow my nose and keep my ears open
shielding his eyes and covering his ears
zaps the eyes and blasts the ears
biting our nails and covering our ears
etc
69. ears 2294
has a semantic association with
PARTS OF BODY
at least 525 cases 23%
70. ears 2294
has a semantic association with
PARTS OF BODY
at least 525 cases 23%
71. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note
subconsciously
• the words it occurs with (its collocations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
• the pragmatics it is associated with (its
pragmatic associations),
72. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note
subconsciously
• the words it occurs with (its collocations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
• the pragmatics it is associated with (its
pragmatic associations),
73. reason is often denied
That’s not the reason why…
For no particular reason…
For some reason or other…
Whatever the reason…
74. consequence tends to be negative
e.g. the grim consequence, one dire
consequence, a bleak consequence
result tends to be positive
e.g. a great result, the perfect result, a fine
result
75. send/receive a word against has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against has a
pragmatic association with hypotheticality
(e.g. wasn’t prepared to say a word against)
76. send/receive a word against has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against has a
pragmatic association with hypotheticality
(e.g. wasn’t prepared to say a word against)
77. send/receive a word against has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against has a
pragmatic association with hypotheticality
(e.g. wasn’t prepared to say a word against)
78. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we also note
subconsciously
• the grammatical patterns it is associated with
(its colligations),
• the genre and/or style and/or social situation
it is used in,
• whether it is used in a context we are likely to
want to emulate or not
79. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we also note
subconsciously
• the grammatical patterns it is associated with
(its colligations),
• the genre and/or style and/or social situation
it is used in,
• whether it is used in a context we are likely to
want to emulate or not
80. consequence tends to be indefinite
e.g. another consequence, one consequence, a
consequence
result tends to be definite
e.g. this result, the result
81. reason and result tend not to be possessed
e.g. the reason was…, the result was…
reasons and results can be possessed
e.g. my reasons were…, our results
82. denial + send/receive a word against colligates
with modal verbs
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against also
colligates with human subjects and human
prepositional objects
83. denial + send/receive a word against colligates
with modal verbs
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against also
colligates with human subjects and human
prepositional objects
84. denial + send/receive a word against colligates
with modal verbs
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against also
colligates with human subjectsand human
prepositional objects
85. denial + send/receive a word against colligates
with modal verbs
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against also
colligates with human subjects and human
prepositional objects
86. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we also note
subconsciously
• the grammatical patterns it is associated with
(its colligations),
• the genre and/or style and/or social situation
it is used in
87. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we also note
subconsciously
• the grammatical patterns it is associated with
(its colligations),
• the genre and/or style and/or social situation
it is used in
89. The Lexical Priming (textual) claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we also note
subconsciously
• whether it is typically cohesive (its textual
collocations)
• whether the word is associated with a particular
textual relation (its textual semantic associations)
• the positions in a text that it occurs in, e.g. does it
like to begin sentences? Does it like to start
paragraphs? (its textual colligations),
90. The Lexical Priming (textual) claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we also note
subconsciously
• whether it is typically cohesive (its textual
collocations)
• whether the word is associated with a particular
textual relation (its textual semantic associations)
• the positions in a text that it occurs in, e.g. does it
like to begin sentences? Does it like to start
paragraphs? (its textual colligations),
91. denial + send/receive a word against is not used
in cohesion, i.e. you don’t get successive
repetitions of word or verbs of
communication in a text.
92. denial + send/receive a word against is not used
in cohesion, i.e. you don’t get successive
repetitions of word or verbs of
communication in a text.
93. Lexical Priming and the Properties of Text:
claim 1:
Every lexical item (or combination of lexical
items) may be typically be primed to occur as
part of a cohesive chain or avoid such a chain
(its textual collocations)
94. Lee Yuan-tseh humbles Chen
URGED TO RESIGN: Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh wrote
that the president should seriously consider stepping down for the sake of
the nation’s stability
President Chen Shui-bian has expressed his gratitude for former Academia
Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh’s advice after the Nobel laureate wrote an
open letter to Chen asking him to consider resigning, the Presidential
Office said yesterday.In a press release, the Department of Public Affairs
said Chen had said that the question of whether he stays in office or steps
down is of little significance to him personally, but that he would still listen
to different voices on the matter.
Lee issued the letter on Thursday from Paris, where he is attending a
conference. In his letter, Lee called on Chen to seriously consider resigning
for the sake of the nation’s stability following the indictment of first lady
Wu Shu-jen on corruption and forgery charges. Describing the indictment
as “a vital challenge for the long-term reform and establishment of
Taiwan’s democratic core values,” Lee, who previously served as head of a
group of national policy advisers to the president, said that Chen and the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “must choose between their party and
the entire country.”
Lee said Taiwan now faces one of its most serious challenges in its democratic
history, resulting from Wu’s indictment and Chen’s alleged misuse of a
public funds.
95. Lee Yuan-tseh humbles Chen
URGED TO RESIGN: Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh wrote
that the president should seriously consider stepping down for the sake of
the nation’s stability
President Chen Shui-bian has expressed his gratitude for former Academia
Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh’s advice after the Nobel laureate wrote an
open letter to Chen asking him to consider resigning, the Presidential
Office said yesterday.In a press release, the Department of Public Affairs
said Chen had said that the question of whether he stays in office or steps
down is of little significance to him personally, but that he would still listen
to different voices on the matter.
Lee issued the letter on Thursday from Paris, where he is attending a
conference. In his letter, Lee called on Chen to seriously consider resigning
for the sake of the nation’s stability following the indictment of first lady
Wu Shu-jen on corruption and forgery charges. Describing the indictment
as “a vital challenge for the long-term reform and establishment of
Taiwan’s democratic core values,” Lee, who previously served as head of a
group ofnational policy advisers to the president, said that Chen and the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “must choose between their party and
the entire country.”
Lee said Taiwan now faces one of its most serious challenges in its democratic
history, resulting from Wu’s indictment and Chen’s alleged misuse of a
public funds.
96. Lee Yuan-tseh humbles Chen
URGED TO RESIGN: Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh wrote
that the president should seriously consider stepping down for the sake of
the nation’s stability
President Chen Shui-bian has expressed his gratitude for former Academia
Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh’s advice after the Nobel laureate wrote an
open letter to Chen asking him to consider resigning, the Presidential
Office said yesterday.In a press release, the Department of Public Affairs
said Chen had said that the question of whether he stays in office or steps
down is of little significance to him personally, but that he would still listen
to different voices on the matter.
Lee issued the letter on Thursday from Paris, where he is attending a
conference. In his letter, Lee called on Chen to seriously consider resigning
for the sake of the nation’s stability following the indictment of first lady
Wu Shu-jen on corruption and forgery charges. Describing the indictment
as “a vital challenge for the long-term reform and establishment of
Taiwan’s democratic core values,” Lee, who previously served as head of a
group of national policy advisers to the president, said that Chen and the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “must choose between their party and
the entire country.”
Lee said Taiwan now faces one of its most serious challenges in its democratic
history, resulting from Wu’s indictment and Chen’s alleged misuse of a
public funds.
97. Lexical Priming and the Properties of Text:
claim 1a:
Every lexical item (or combination of lexical
items) may be typically primed to occur with
particular types of cohesion
98. Lee Yuan-tseh humbles Chen
URGED TO RESIGN: Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh wrote
that the president should seriously consider stepping down for the sake of
the nation’s stability
President Chen Shui-bian has expressed his gratitude for former Academia
Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh’s advice after the Nobel laureate wrote an
open letter to Chen asking him to consider resigning, the Presidential
Office said yesterday.In a press release, the Department of Public Affairs
said Chen had said that the question of whether he stays in office or steps
down is of little significance to him personally, but that he would still listen
to different voices on the matter.
Lee issued the letter on Thursday from Paris, where he is attending a
conference. In his letter, Lee called on Chen to seriously consider resigning
for the sake of the nation’s stability following the indictment of first lady
Wu Shu-jen on corruption and forgery charges. Describing the indictment
as “a vital challenge for the long-term reform and establishment of
Taiwan’s democratic core values,” Lee, who previously served as head of a
group of national policy advisers to the president, said that Chen and the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “must choose between their party and
the entire country.”
Lee said Taiwan now faces one of its most serious challenges in its democratic
history, resulting from Wu’s indictment and Chen’s alleged misuse of a
public funds.
99. Lee Yuan-tseh humbles Chen
URGED TO RESIGN: Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh wrote
that the president should seriously consider stepping down for the sake of
the nation’s stability
President Chen Shui-bian has expressed his gratitude for former Academia
Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh’s advice after the Nobel laureate wrote an
open letter to Chen asking him to consider resigning, the Presidential
Office said yesterday.In a press release, the Department of Public Affairs
said Chen had said that the question of whether he stays in office or steps
down is of little significance to him personally, but that he would still listen
to different voices on the matter.
Lee issued the letter on Thursday from Paris, where he is attending a
conference. In his letter, Lee called on Chen to seriously consider resigning
for the sake of the nation’s stability following the indictment of first lady
Wu Shu-jen on corruption and forgery charges. Describing the indictment
as “a vital challenge for the long-term reform and establishment of
Taiwan’s democratic core values,” Lee, who previously served as head of a
group of national policy advisers to the president, said that Chen and the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “must choose between their party and
the entire country.”
Lee said Taiwan now faces one of its most serious challenges in its democratic
history, resulting from Wu’s indictment and Chen’s alleged misuse of a
public funds.
100. Lee Yuan-tseh humbles Chen
URGED TO RESIGN: Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh wrote
that the president should seriously consider stepping down for the sake of
the nation’s stability
President Chen Shui-bian has expressed his gratitude for former Academia
Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh’s advice after the Nobel laureate wrote an
open letter to Chen asking him to consider resigning, the Presidential
Office said yesterday.In a press release, the Department of Public Affairs
said Chen had said that the question of whether he stays in office or steps
down is of little significance to him personally, but that he would still listen
to different voices on the matter.
Lee issued the letter on Thursday from Paris, where he is attending a
conference. In his letter, Lee called on Chen to seriously consider resigning
for the sake of the nation’s stability following the indictment of first lady
Wu Shu-jen on corruption and forgery charges. Describing the indictment
as “a vital challenge for the long-term reform and establishment of
Taiwan’s democratic core values,” Lee, who previously served as head of a
group of national policy advisers to the president, said that Chen and the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “must choose between their party and
the entire country.”
Lee said Taiwan now faces one of its most serious challenges in its democratic
history, resulting from Wu’s indictment and Chen’s alleged misuse of a
public funds.
101. Lee Yuan-tseh humbles Chen
URGED TO RESIGN: Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh wrote
that the president should seriously consider stepping down for the sake of
the nation’s stability
President Chen Shui-bian has expressed his gratitude for former Academia
Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh’s advice after the Nobel laureate wrote an
open letter to Chen asking him to consider resigning, the Presidential
Office said yesterday.In a press release, the Department of Public Affairs
said Chen had said that the question of whether he stays in office or steps
down is of little significance to him personally, but that he would still listen
to different voices on the matter.
Lee issued the letter on Thursday from Paris, where he is attending a
conference. In his letter, Lee called on Chen to seriously consider resigning
for the sake of the nation’s stability following the indictment of first lady
Wu Shu-jen on corruption and forgery charges. Describing the indictment
as “a vital challenge for the long-term reform and establishment of
Taiwan’s democratic core values,” Lee, who previously served as head of a
group of national policy advisers to the president, said that Chen and the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “must choose between their party and
the entire country.”
Lee said Taiwan now faces one of its most serious challenges in its democratic
history, resulting from Wu’s indictment and Chen’s alleged misuse of a
public funds.
102. Lee Yuan-tseh humbles Chen
URGED TO RESIGN: Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh wrote
that the president should seriously consider stepping down for the sake of
the nation’s stability
President Chen Shui-bian has expressed his gratitude for former Academia
Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh’s advice after the Nobel laureate wrote an
open letter to Chen asking him to consider resigning, the Presidential
Office said yesterday.In a press release, the Department of Public Affairs
said Chen had said that the question of whether he stays in office or steps
down is of little significance to him personally, but that he would still listen
to different voices on the matter.
Lee issued the letter on Thursday from Paris, where he is attending a
conference. In his letter, Lee called on Chen to seriously consider resigning
for the sake of the nation’s stability following the indictment of first lady
Wu Shu-jen on corruption and forgery charges. Describing the indictment
as “a vital challenge for the long-term reform and establishment of
Taiwan’s democratic core values,” Lee, who previously served as head of a
group of national policy advisers to the president, said that Chen and the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “must choose between their party and
the entire country.”
Lee said Taiwan now faces one of its most serious challenges in its democratic
history, resulting from Wu’s indictment and Chen’s alleged misuse of a
public funds.
103. Lee Yuan-tseh humbles Chen
URGED TO RESIGN: Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh wrote
that the president should seriously consider stepping down for the sake of
the nation’s stability
President Chen Shui-bian has expressed his gratitude for former Academia
Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh’s advice after the Nobel laureate wrote an
open letter to Chen asking him to consider resigning, the Presidential
Office said yesterday.In a press release, the Department of Public Affairs
said Chen had said that the question of whether he stays in office or steps
down is of little significance to him personally, but that he would still listen
to different voices on the matter.
Lee issued the letter on Thursday from Paris, where he is attending a
conference. In his letter, Lee called on Chen to seriously consider resigning
for the sake of the nation’s stability following the indictment of first lady
Wu Shu-jen on corruption and forgery charges. Describing the indictment
as “a vital challenge for the long-term reform and establishment of
Taiwan’s democratic core values,” Lee, who previously served as head of a
group of national policy advisers to the president, said that Chen and the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “must choose between their party and
the entire country.”
Lee said Taiwan now faces one of its most serious challenges in its democratic
history, resulting from Wu’s indictment and Chen’s alleged misuse of a
public funds.
104. So as we read, and identify the cohesion, we are
primed both for the collocations, colligations and
semantic associations
AND ALSO
for the cohesive relationships between the occurrences
of the item or between the item and other items
(or for the absence of such relationships).
If there is no difference in principle between being
primed by a single text and primed on many occasions
by many different texts,
then maybe the same is true in reverse – perhaps there
is no difference in principle between cohesion WITHIN a
text and cohesion BETWEEN texts.
105. There is no difference in principle between
being primed by a single text and primed on
many occasions by many different texts.
then maybe the same is true in reverse –
perhaps there is no difference in principle
between cohesion WITHIN a text and cohesion
BETWEEN texts.
106. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note subconsciously
• whether it is typically cohesive (its textual
collocations)
• whether the word is associated with a particular
textual relation (its textual semantic associations)
• the positions in a text that it occurs in, e.g. does it
like to begin sentences? Does it like to start
paragraphs? (its textual colligations),
107. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note subconsciously
• whether it is typically cohesive (its textual
collocations)
• whether the word is associated with a particular
textual relation (its textual semantic associations)
• the positions in a text that it occurs in, e.g. does it
like to begin sentences? Does it like to start
paragraphs? (its textual colligations),
108. Lexical Priming and the Properties of Text:
claim 2:
Every lexical item (or combination of lexical
items) may be typically primed for occurring as
part of a specific type of semantic relation (its
textual semantic associations)
109. The claim is that every lexical item (or
combination of lexical items) may be
positively or negatively primed for occurring
as part of a specific type of semantic or
pragmatic relation or in a specific textual
pattern,
e.g. contrast, comparison, time
sequence, cause-effect, exemplification,
Problem-Solution, Gap in Knowledge filling.
110. The semantic relations or discourse patterns a
word may be primed to associate with may be
• textual, i.e. the relations between clauses or
parts of clauses or between larger chunks of
text
• interactive, reflecting and incorporating
relations between a speaker and a listener of
the kind described in conversational analysis
111. denial + send/receive a word against is used in
contexts where someone has been or is about
to be criticised
112. McCarthy (1998) notes that got is associated
with the Problem element of Problem-
Solution patterns.
113. Hunston (2001) likewise notes that the
combination may not be is associated with
contrast between ideal and more achievable.
114. She also notes that fetedasis associated with
contrast.
115. Of 100 examples of sixty in my data,
41 occurred in a contrast relation,
37 occurred within the Problem component of a
Problem-Solution pattern
16 occurred in a non-contrastive comparison relation
21 instances not accounted for.
(They add up to more than 100 because of the
possibility of a clause being in more than one textual
relation).
116. Of 100 instances of agoat the beginning of a
clause,
55 occurred in a contrast relation
16 occurred in some kind of comparison
relation.
(The proportions rise still further if instances of
not long agoand as long ago as are
discounted.)
117. Of 100 cases of today ,
35 occurred in contrast relations, though most
of the contrasts crossed sentence boundaries.
23 occurred in time sequence relations.
9 were associated with proposals of some kind
9 were associated with a statement of purpose
of some kind.
118. So texts prime our vocabulary for us, as we saw
earlier
AND
our vocabulary is in turn primed to organise texts for
us
119. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note subconsciously
• whether it is typically cohesive (its textual
collocations)
• whether the word is associated with a particular
textual relation (its textual semantic associations)
• the positions in a text that it occurs in, e.g. does it
like to begin sentences? Does it like to start
paragraphs? (its textual colligations),
120. The Lexical Priming claim
Whenever we encounter a word (or syllable or
combination of words), we note subconsciously
• whether it is typically cohesive (its textual
collocations)
• whether the word is associated with a particular
textual relation (its textual semantic associations)
• the positions in a text that it occurs in, e.g. does it
like to begin sentences? Does it like to start
paragraphs? (its textual colligations),
121. Lexical Priming and the Properties of Text:
claim 3:
Every lexical item (or combination of lexical
items) may be typically primed to occurring in a
special position in a text, e.g. at the beginning
of sentences – or paragraphs! (its textual
colligations)
123. According to a theory...
We can use according to a to illustrate where
we have arrived.
124. accordingcollocates with against and a
a word against has a semantic association with
sending & receiving communication
(e.g. hear a word against)
send/receive a word against has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
125. accordingcollocates with to and a
a word against has a semantic association with
sending & receiving communication
(e.g. hear a word against)
send/receive a word against has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
126. according to ahas a semantic association with
sending & receiving communication
(e.g. hear a word against)
send/receive a word against has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
127. according to a has a semantic association, in
newspapers, with research sources
(e.g. according to a study)
send/receive a word against has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
128. according to a research source has, in
newspapers, a pragmatic association with
reporting something bad has a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against has a
pragmatic association with hypotheticality
(e.g. wasn’t prepared to say a word against)
129. according to a research source has, in
newspapers, a pragmatic association with
reporting something badhas a pragmatic
association with denial
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against has a
pragmatic association with hypotheticality
(e.g. wasn’t prepared to say a word against)
130. according to a research study is often followed
in newspapers by a which clause colligates
with modal verbs
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against also
colligates with human subjects and human
prepositional objects
131. according to a research study has the colligation
in newspapers of being often followed by a
which clause
(e.g. wouldn’t hear a word against)
denial + send/receive a word against also
colligates with human subjects and human
prepositional objects
132. according to is not used in cohesion, i.e. you
don’t get successive repetitions of word or
verbs of communication in a text.
133. according to has the textual collocation of rarely
being repeated directly but of being
paraphrased in subsequent paragraphs as
said, told etcrepetitions of word or verbs of
communication in a text.
135. according to a research source has the textual
semantic association of being usually part of a
claim-evidence relation
136. according to a research studysecond half of the
sentence, often the end of the sentence. used
at the end of a sentence
137. according to a research study has the textual
colligation of being very strongly associated in
newspapers with
(a) first sentence of the news story
(b)second half of the sentence, often the end of
the sentence.
138. according to a research study has the genre
characteristic of being used in newspaper
English.
139. So...
Lexical priming can take account of
• Collocation
• Semantic association
• Pragmatic association
• Colligation (i.e.grammar)
• Textual collocation
• Textual semantic association
• Textual colligation
• Genre
140. Three goals
In this paper I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
141. Three goals
In this paper I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory YES
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
142. Three goals
In this paper I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
143. English versus Chinese
NOT SHARED
• Fairly clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Intonation as a discourse
feature
• Time and number marked
grammatically
?
NOT SHARED
• No clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Tone as a feature of the
lexicon
• Time and number marked
lexically
144. The Lexical Priming claims
As we have more and more encounters with the
word, syllable, or word combination, we come to
identify
• the word or words that characteristically accompany
it (its collocations),
• the grammatical patterns with which it is associated
(its colligations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
• and the pragmatics with which it is associated (its
pragmatic associations).
153. The Lexical Priming claim
As we have more and more encounters with the
word, syllable, or word combination, we come to
identify
• the word or words that characteristically accompany
it (its collocations),
• the grammatical patterns with which it is associated
(its colligations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
• and the pragmatics with which it is associated (its
pragmatic associations).
155. bìngappears to associate with negation
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
(He doesn’t want to go out this evening actually)
(from Collins Mandarin Chinese Dictionary, 2009)
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
(I really am not willing to live with him)
(from Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: a Practical Guide by Claudia Ross &
Jing-hen Sheng Ma, 2006)
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
(I’m not actually criticising you)
(from A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese by Richard Xiao, Paul Rayson&
Tony McEnery)
156. bìngappears to associate with negation
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
(He doesn’t want to go out this evening actually)
(from Collins Mandarin Chinese Dictionary, 2009)
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
(I really am not willing to live with him)
(from Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: a Practical Guide by Claudia Ross &
Jing-hen Sheng Ma, 2006)
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
(I’m not actually criticising you)
(from A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese by Richard Xiao, Paul Rayson&
Tony McEnery
157. bìngappears to associate with negation
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
(He doesn’t want to go out this evening actually)
(from Collins Mandarin Chinese Dictionary, 2009)
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
(I really am not willing to live with him)
(from Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: a Practical Guide by Claudia Ross &
Jing-hen Sheng Ma, 2006)
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
(I’m not actually criticising you)
(from A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese by Richard Xiao, Paul Rayson&
Tony McEnery
158. bìngappears to associate with negation
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
(He doesn’t want to go out this evening actually)
(from Collins Mandarin Chinese Dictionary, 2009)
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
(I really am not willing to live with him)
(from Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: a Practical Guide by Claudia Ross &
Jing-hen Sheng Ma, 2006)
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
(I’m not actually criticising you)
(modified from A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese by Richard
Xiao, Paul Rayson& Tony McEnery, 2009)
159. bìngappears to associate with pronouns
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
zhèbìngbúsuàntàihuài
(this is not too bad).
160. bìngappears to associate with pronouns
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
zhèbìngbúsuàntàihuài
(this is not too bad).
’
161. bìngappears to associate with pronouns
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
zhèbìngbúsuàntàihuài
(this is not too bad).
162. bìngappears to associate with pronouns
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
zhèbìngbúsuàntàihuài
(this is not too bad).
163. The Lexical Priming claims
As we have more and more encounters with the
word, syllable, or word combination, we come to
identify
• the word or words that characteristically accompany
it (its collocations),
• the grammatical patterns with which it is associated
(its colligations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
• and the pragmatics with which it is associated (its
pragmatic associations).
165. hòuhuǐ
2294
has a semantic association with
UNWANTED OUTCOMES OF ACTIONS TAKEN
hòuhuǐwŏcuòwù mistake
hòuhuǐwŏcuò error
hòuhuǐwŏzuìguò sin
hòuhuǐshāngwáng casualties
hòuhuǐshìgù (car) accident
166. hòuhuǐ
2294
has a semantic association with
UNHAPPY ACTION TAKEN (OR HAPPY ACTION NOT TAKEN) BY
SPEAKER
hòuhuǐwŏcuòwù mistake
hòuhuǐwŏcuò error
hòuhuǐwŏzuìguò sin
hòuhuǐshāngwáng casualties
hòuhuǐshìgù (car) accident
167. hòuhuǐ
2294
has a semantic association with
UNHAPPY ACTION TAKEN (OR HAPPY ACTION NOT TAKEN) BY
SPEAKER
wŏhòuhuǐfàncuòwùmaking a mistake
hòuhuǐwŏcuò error
hòuhuǐwŏzuìguò sin
hòuhuǐshāngwáng casualties
hòuhuǐshìgù (car) accident
168. hòuhuǐ
2294
has a semantic association with
UNHAPPY ACTION TAKEN (OR HAPPY ACTION NOT TAKEN) BY
SPEAKER
wŏhòuhuǐfàncuòwùmaking a mistake
wŏhòuhuǐchūcuòcommitting an error
hòuhuǐwŏzuìguò sin
hòuhuǐshāngwáng casualties
hòuhuǐshìgù (car) accident
169. hòuhuǐ
2294
has a semantic association with
UNHAPPY ACTION TAKEN (OR HAPPY ACTION NOT TAKEN) BY
SPEAKER
wŏhòuhuǐfàncuòwùmaking a mistake
wŏhòuhuǐchūcuòcommitting an error
wŏhòuhuǐméiqù… not going
wŏhòuhuǐtīngtā de huà listening to his/her words
170. hòuhuǐ
2294
has a semantic association with
UNHAPPY ACTION TAKEN (OR HAPPY ACTION NOT TAKEN) BY
SPEAKER
wŏhòuhuǐfàncuòwùmaking a mistake
wŏhòuhuǐchūcuòcommitting an error
wŏhòuhuǐméiqù… not going
wŏhòuhuǐtīngtā de huàlistening to his/her words
172. diàn
frequency rankinghuà phone
338yǐng movie 658
shì TV 696
năo computer 1118
tī lift, elevator 3938
bīngziāng fridge 13089
frequency rankings from Xiao et al (2009)
173. diàn
frequency rankinghuà phone
338yǐng movie 658
shì TV 696
năo computer 1118
tī lift, elevator 3938
bīngziāng fridge 13089
frequency rankings from Xiao et al (2009)
174. diàn
frequency rankinghuà phone
338yǐng movie 658
shì TV 696
năo computer 1118
tī lift, elevator 3938
bīngziāng fridge 13089
frequency rankings from Xiao et al (2009)
175. diàn
frequency rankinghuà phone
338yǐng movie 658
shì TV 696
năo computer 1118
tī lift, elevator 3938
bīngziāng fridge 13089
frequency rankings from Xiao et al (2009)
176. diàn
frequency rankinghuà phone
338yǐng movie 658
shì TV 696
năo computer 1118
tī lift, elevator 3938
bīngziāng fridge 13089
frequency rankings from Xiao et al (2009)
177. diàn electricity, power
frequency rankinghuà phone
338yǐng movie 658
shì TV 696
năo computer 1118
tī lift, elevator 3938
bīngxiāngfridge 13089
frequency rankings from Xiao et al (2009)
178. English versus Chinese
NOT SHARED
• Fairly clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Intonation as a discourse
feature
• Time and number marked
grammatically
?
NOT SHARED
• No clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Tone as a feature of the
lexicon
• Time and number marked
lexically
179. English versus Chinese
NOT SHARED
• Fairly clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Intonation as a discourse
feature
• Time and number marked
grammatically
?
NOT SHARED
• No clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Tone as a feature of the
lexicon
• Time and number marked
lexically
180. Morphemes/syllables
Sub-components of the word do not have the
freedoms that words have and may not always
be meaningful.
Not all morphemes are syllables
Not all syllables are morphemes
Morphemes are lexico-grammatical
Syllables are phonetic
181. So how about the priming of word
components?
(The closest analogy in English to the character
in Chinese?)
182. So how about the priming of word
components?
(The closest analogy in English to the character
in Chinese?)
183. The primings of -eries
In the combined corpora of the Guardian and
the BNC, there were 118,932 tokens of words
ending –eries.
There were 142 separate tokens.
187. wineries potteries tanneries
saddleries rotisseries creperies
refineries perfumeries patisseries
ouzeriesnoodleries bakeries
meaderiessmokeries hatcheries
haberdasheries?fisheries distilleries
creameries collieries canneries
breweries butteries fromageries
boulangeries piggeries orangeries
nurseries [in one sense]
28 out of 142 = 20%
WHICH MEANS THAT 45% OF TYPES OF eries ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THREE MEANINGS
188. English versus Chinese
NOT SHARED
• Fairly clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Intonation as a discourse
feature
• Time and number marked
grammatically
?
NOT SHARED
• No clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Tone as a feature of the
lexicon
• Time and number marked
lexically
189. English versus Chinese
NOT SHARED
• Fairly clear boundary between
words and morphemes????
• Intonation as a discourse
feature
• Time and number marked
grammatically
?
NOT SHARED
• No clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Tone as a feature of the
lexicon
• Time and number marked
lexically
190. The Lexical Priming claim
As we have more and more encounters with the
word, syllable, or word combination, we come to
identify
• the word or words that characteristically accompany
it (its collocations),
• the grammatical patterns with which it is associated
(its colligations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
• and the pragmatics with which it is associated (its
pragmatic associations).
191. The Lexical Priming claim
As we have more and more encounters with the
word, syllable, or word combination, we come to
identify
• the word or words that characteristically accompany
it (its collocations),
• the grammatical patterns with which it is associated
(its colligations),
• the meanings with which it is associated (its
semantic associations),
• and the pragmatics with which it is associated (its
pragmatic associations).
192. bìngappears to associate with negation
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
(He doesn’t want to go out this evening actually)
(from Collins Mandarin Chinese Dictionary, 2009)
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
(I really am not willing to live with him)
(from Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: a Practical Guide by Claudia Ross &
Jing-hen Sheng Ma, 2006)
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
(I’m not actually criticising you)
(modified from A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese by Richard
Xiao, Paul Rayson& Tony McEnery, 2009)
193. bìngappears to associate with negation
(also a pragmatic association)
tājīnwăn bìngbù xiăngchūqù
(He doesn’t want to go out this evening actually)
(from Collins Mandarin Chinese Dictionary, 2009)
wŏbìngbùyuànyigēntāyīqǐzhù
(I really am not willing to live with him)
(from Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: a Practical Guide by Claudia Ross &
Jing-hen Sheng Ma, 2006)
wŏbìngbù xiăngpīpíngnǐ
(I’m not actually criticising you)
(modified from A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese by Richard
Xiao, Paul Rayson& Tony McEnery, 2009)
200. colligation jīntiān : no subject or verb
combines with
collocation lěng
and
semantic association TEMPERATURE
and
pragmatic association EVALUATION IN
CONVERSATION
201. colligation jīntiān : no subject or verb
combines with
collocation lěng
and
semantic association TEMPERATURE
and
pragmatic association EVALUATION IN
CONVERSATION
202. colligation jīntiān : no subject or verb
combines with
collocation lěng
and
semantic association TEMPERATURE
and
pragmatic association EVALUATION IN
CONVERSATION
203. colligation jīntiān : no subject or verb
combines with
collocation lěng
and
semantic association TEMPERATURE
and
pragmatic association EVALUATION IN
CONVERSATION
204. English versus Chinese
difference
NOT SHARED
• Fairly clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Intonation as a discourse
feature
• Time and number marked
grammatically in the verb
s this another difference
NOT SHARED
• No clear boundary between
words and morphemes
• Tone as a feature of the
lexicon
• Time and number marked
contextually around the
verb
210. suggest that English and Chinese are learnt the
same way by children – as tunes, where the tunes
are associated with collocations.
In Chinese the tunes are eventually decomposed
into tones because of the tightnessof the
association of lexis and tone – but there are
residual tunes.
211. suggest that English and Chinese are learnt the
same way by children – as tunes, where the tunes
are associated with collocations.
In English the tunes are eventually generalised
into intonation because of the looseness of the
association of lexis and tone – but there are
residual tones.
212. Three goals
In this paper I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English
213. Three goals
In this paper I want to show that
1. The Lexical Approach is entirely compatible
with (and supported by) reliable
psycholinguistic evidence
2. The Lexical Approach is supported by at least
one worked-out linguistic theory
3. The features of language that the Lexical
Approach makes use of are as present in
Chinese as they are in English PROBABLY
214. The Lexical Approach
has been criticised for
1. Ignoring how language is learnt
2. Having no theoretical underpinning
It is open to criticism for
3. Applying only to Indo-European languages
215. The Lexical Approach
has been FALSELY criticised for
1. Ignoring how language is learnt
2. Having no theoretical underpinning
It is open to criticism for
3. Applying only to Indo-European languages
216. The Lexical Approach
has been FALSELY criticised for
1. Ignoring how language is learnt
2. Having no theoretical underpinning
It is NOT open to criticism for
3. Applying only to Indo-European languages
217. The Lexical Approach
has been FALSELY criticised for
1. Ignoring how language is learnt
2. Having no theoretical underpinning
It is NOTopen to criticism for
3. Applying only to Indo-European languages
IT IS SAFE TO USE
218. The Lexical Approach
has been FALSELY criticised for
1. Ignoring how language is learnt
2. Having no theoretical underpinning
It is NOTopen to criticism for
3. Applying only to Indo-European languages
IT IS SAFE TO USE – BUT WE ALWAYS KNEW
THAT, DIDN’T WE?