The formulaic schema in the minds of two generations of native speakers

Ampersand

Krista Cameron¹  John J. Sidtis¹  Kelly Bridges²  Diana Van Lancker Sidtis² 

[1] Brain and Behavior Laboratory, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10961, United States;Communicative Sciences and Disorders, New York University, 665 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, United States;

关键词: Formulaic language;    Linguistic schemata;    Dual process model;    Native speaker performance;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.amper.2015.02.001

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Schemata are expressions that are fixed except for slots available for novel words (I’m not a ____ person). Our goals were to quantify speakers’ knowledge, examine semantic flexibility in open slots, and compare performance data in two generations of speakers using cloze procedures in formulaic expressions, schemata open slots, fixed portions of schemata, and novel sentences. Fewer unique words appeared for the schemata-fixed and formulaic exemplars, reflecting speakers’ knowledge of these utterances; the most semantic categories appeared for schemata-open responses. Age groups did not differ. Schemata exemplify creative interplay between novel lexical retrieval and fixed formulaic expression.

【 授权许可】

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