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TY - JOUR
T1 - More refined typology and design in linguistic relativity
T2 - The case of motion event encoding
AU - Bernabeu, Pablo
AU - Tillman, Richard
N1 - http://doi.org/10.1075/dujal.15019.ber This article has been published as Online First in the Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume ?, Issue ?, 2019, pages: ?-?, © 2019 John Benjamins. The publisher should be contacted for permission to re-use the material in any form.
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - Linguistic relativity is the influence of language on other realms of cognition. For instance, the way movement is expressed in a person’s native language may influence how they perceive movement. Motion event encoding (MEE) is usually framed as a typological dichotomy. Path-in-verb languages tend to encode path information within the verb (e.g., ‘leave’), whereas manner-in-verb languages encode manner (e.g., ‘jump’). The results of MEE-based linguistic relativity experiments range from no effect to effects on verbal and nonverbal cognition. Seeking a more definitive conclusion, we propose linguistic and experimental enhancements. First, we examine state-of-the-art typology, suggesting how a recent MEE classification across twenty languages (Verkerk, 2014) may enable more powerful analyses. Second, we review procedural challenges such as the influence of verbal thought and second-guessing in experiments. To tackle these challenges, we propose distinguishing verbal and nonverbal subgroups, and having enough filler items. Finally we exemplify this in an experimental design.
AB - Linguistic relativity is the influence of language on other realms of cognition. For instance, the way movement is expressed in a person’s native language may influence how they perceive movement. Motion event encoding (MEE) is usually framed as a typological dichotomy. Path-in-verb languages tend to encode path information within the verb (e.g., ‘leave’), whereas manner-in-verb languages encode manner (e.g., ‘jump’). The results of MEE-based linguistic relativity experiments range from no effect to effects on verbal and nonverbal cognition. Seeking a more definitive conclusion, we propose linguistic and experimental enhancements. First, we examine state-of-the-art typology, suggesting how a recent MEE classification across twenty languages (Verkerk, 2014) may enable more powerful analyses. Second, we review procedural challenges such as the influence of verbal thought and second-guessing in experiments. To tackle these challenges, we propose distinguishing verbal and nonverbal subgroups, and having enough filler items. Finally we exemplify this in an experimental design.
KW - Linguistic Relativity
KW - Cognitive Semantics
KW - Motion events
KW - Lexicalisation patterns
KW - Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
U2 - 10.1075/dujal.15019.ber
DO - 10.1075/dujal.15019.ber
M3 - Review article
VL - 8
SP - 163
EP - 171
JO - Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics
JF - Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics
SN - 2211-7245
IS - 2
ER -