Learning biases in proper nouns

IF 0.7 2区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Phonology Pub Date : 2024-04-15 DOI:10.1017/s0952675724000046
Yu Tanaka
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It has been proposed that there are cognitive biases in language learning that favour certain patterns over others. This study examines the effects of such bias factors on the learning of the phonology of proper nouns. I take up the phenomenon of compound voicing in Japanese surnames. The results of two judgment experiments show that, while Japanese speakers replicate various kinds of statistical regularities in existing names, they tend to extend only phonologically motivated patterns to novel names. This suggests that phonological naturalness plays a role even in the learning of a highly faithful category of words, namely proper nouns, and provides evidence for the relevance of learning biases in synchronic grammar.
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专有名词的学习偏差
有人提出,在语言学习中存在着认知偏差,这些偏差会使某些模式优于其他模式。本研究探讨了这些偏差因素对专有名词语音学习的影响。我以日语姓氏中的复合发声现象为研究对象。两个判断实验的结果表明,虽然日语使用者会复制现有名称中的各种统计规律性,但他们倾向于只将语音动机模式扩展到新名称中。这表明语音自然性甚至在学习专有名词这一高度忠实的词类时也发挥作用,并为同步语法中学习偏差的相关性提供了证据。
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Phonology
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期刊介绍: Phonology, published three times a year, is the only journal devoted exclusively to the discipline, and provides a unique forum for the productive interchange of ideas among phonologists and those working in related disciplines. Preference is given to papers which make a substantial theoretical contribution, irrespective of the particular theoretical framework employed, but the submission of papers presenting new empirical data of general theoretical interest is also encouraged. The journal carries research articles, as well as book reviews and shorter pieces on topics of current controversy within phonology.
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