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Alternative spin on phylogenetically inherited spatial reference frames
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In: Cognition (2019)
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Classifiers as Count Syntax: Individuation and Measurement in the Acquisition of Mandarin ...
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The distinction between mass nouns (e.g., butter) and count nouns (e.g.,table) offers a test case for asking how the syntax and semantics ofnatural language are related, and how children exploit syntax-semanticsmappings when acquiring language. Virtually no studies have examined thisdistinction in classifier languages (e.g., Mandarin Chinese) due to thewidespread assumption that such languages lack mass-count syntax. However,Cheng and Sybesma (1998) argue that Mandarin encodes the mass-count at theclassifier level: classifiers can be categorized as “mass-classifiers” or“count-classifiers.” Mass and count classifiers differ in semanticinterpretation and occur in different syntactic constructions. The currentstudy is first an empirical test of Cheng and Sybesma’s hypothesis, andsecond, a test of the acquisition of putative mass and count classifiers bychildren learning Mandarin. Experiments 1 and 2 asked whethercount-classifiers select individuals and whether mass classifiers selectportions of stuff or groups ...
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FOS Psychology; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social Psychology
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URL: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5avbt https://dx.doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/5avbt
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Does the Conceptual Distinction Between Singular and Plural Sets Depend on Language? ...
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Words as Windows to Thought: The Case of Object Representation ...
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Numerical morphology supports early number word learning: Evidence from a comparison of young Mandarin and English learners
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Words as Windows to Thought: The Case of Object Representation
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Learning that classifiers count: Mandarin-speaking children’s acquisition of sortal and mensural classifiers
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Of Substance: The Nature of Language Effects on Entity Construal
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