Speakers use more redundant references with language learners: Evidence for communicatively-efficient referential choice

IF 2.9 1区 心理学 Q1 LINGUISTICS Journal of memory and language Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jml.2022.104378
Shira Tal , Eitan Grossman , Hannah Rohde , Inbal Arnon
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According to the communicative efficiency hypothesis, speakers should produce more linguistic material when comprehension difficulty increases. Here, we investigate a potential source of comprehension difficulty – listeners’ language proficiency – on speakers’ productions, using referential choice as a case study. Referential choice is influenced by communicative efficiency: pronouns are used less than full noun phrases (NPs) for less predictable referents (Tily & Piantadosi, 2009). However, the extent to which it is influenced by the listener is debated. Here, we compare participants’ descriptions of the same picture book to children, adult L2 learners and adult native speakers. We find that speakers use more full NPs when their interlocutors are learners – child and adult learners alike, illustrating an effect of listeners’ proficiency (regardless of age) on production choices. Importantly, the increased use of full NPs relative to pronouns is found controlling for discourse-related differences (e.g., previous mention), suggesting a direct relation between listeners’ perceived language proficiency and referential choice.

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说话者对语言学习者使用更多多余的指称:交际有效指称选择的证据
根据交际效率假说,当理解难度增加时,说话人应该产出更多的语言材料。在这里,我们使用指称选择作为案例研究,研究了理解困难的潜在来源——听众的语言熟练程度——对说话者作品的影响。指称选择受交际效率的影响:代词的使用少于全名词短语(NP),用于不太可预测的指称(Tily&;Piantadosi,2009)。然而,它在多大程度上受到听众的影响是有争议的。在这里,我们将参与者对同一本图画书的描述与儿童、成年二语学习者和成年母语者进行比较。我们发现,当对话者是学习者(儿童和成人学习者)时,说话者会使用更完整的NP,这说明了听众的熟练程度(无论年龄大小)对制作选择的影响。重要的是,相对于代词,完整NP的使用增加控制了话语相关的差异(例如,先前提及),这表明听众的感知语言熟练度和指称选择之间存在直接关系。
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期刊介绍: Articles in the Journal of Memory and Language contribute to the formulation of scientific issues and theories in the areas of memory, language comprehension and production, and cognitive processes. Special emphasis is given to research articles that provide new theoretical insights based on a carefully laid empirical foundation. The journal generally favors articles that provide multiple experiments. In addition, significant theoretical papers without new experimental findings may be published. The Journal of Memory and Language is a valuable tool for cognitive scientists, including psychologists, linguists, and others interested in memory and learning, language, reading, and speech. Research Areas include: • Topics that illuminate aspects of memory or language processing • Linguistics • Neuropsychology.
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