Exemplar-based compounds: The case of Chinese

Arcodia, Giorgio Francesco; Mauri, Caterina

doi:10.1016/j.langsci.2019.06.002

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“…Evidence for both the universality and cross-linguistic variation in the verbalization of bottom-up categorization can be found in typological studies and corpus-based research on specific languages (cf. Ariel & Mauri 2018;Mauri & Sansò 2018Barotto & Mauri 2018;Mauri, Goria & Fiorentini 2019;Arcodia & Mauri 2020;Fiorentini & Miola 2020;Barotto 2021, among others).…”

Section: Ad Hoc Categorization and The Role Of Contextmentioning

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Ad hoc categorization in linguistic interaction

Mauri

2021

Studies in Language Companion Series

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The aim of this paper is to describe and explain the role that linguistic interaction plays in category construction and communication, by looking at naturally occurring data of spoken language. First, it will be argued that there is a way of building categories that is inherently interactional and indexical, namely ad hoc categorization. Ad hoc categorization will be defined as a bottom-up exemplar driven process, that is dependent on context for both its construction and its interpretation, and crucially relies on non-exhaustivity and exemplification. After a brief overview of the linguistic strategies that may encode ad hoc categorization, we will concentrate on linguistic interaction, taking the perspective of so-called languaging. It will be shown that categorization is frequently instrumental to intersubjective aims, such mutual agreement, negotiation, and the general management of the speakers' positioning. In turn, it is collaboration between the interlocutors that allows to fine-tune categorization and achieve mutual understanding. Finally, we will focus on the incrementality of ad hoc categorization in interaction along two dimensions, namely, the identification of the category borders and the progressive anchoring of the category to the interlocutors' experience.

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Section: Ad Hoc Categorization and The Role Of Contextmentioning

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Ad hoc categorization in linguistic interaction

Mauri

2021

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Ad hoc categorization and languaging: the online construction of categories in discourse

Mauri

Sansò

2020

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Reading Comprehension of Chinese-Speaking Children With Hearing Loss: The Roles of Metalinguistic Awareness and Vocabulary Knowledge

Chan¹

2023

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Purpose: This study aims to explore the contributions of phonological awareness (PA) and morphological awareness (MA) to the reading comprehension skills of Chinese-speaking children with hearing loss (HL) and examine the possible mediation effect of vocabulary knowledge on the relationships of PA and MA with their reading comprehension. Method: The participants were 28 Chinese-speaking children with HL, who were followed from Grade 1 through Grade 2. They were administered a series of tests that measured their PA and MA at the beginning of Grade 1, vocabulary knowledge at the end of Grade 1, and reading comprehension at the end of Grade 2. Results: MA significantly accounted for additional variance in reading comprehension beyond the effect of PA but not vice versa. Both PA and MA contributed uniquely to vocabulary knowledge, which completely mediated the relationships of PA and MA with reading comprehension. Conclusions: PA and MA are both essential to the development of vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension in Chinese-speaking children with HL; however, MA seems to be more important than PA in their reading comprehension. PA and MA significantly affect children's reading comprehension through their influence on vocabulary knowledge. This study has replicated previous evidence on the importance of PA, MA, and vocabulary knowledge in the reading comprehension of children with typical hearing, and has extended its significance to children with HL. In addition, the findings have the potential to inform educational practitioners regarding the importance of teaching essential reading skills to Chinese-speaking children with HL.

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Exemplar-based compounds: The case of Chinese

Cited by 3 publications

References 36 publications

Ad hoc categorization in linguistic interaction

Ad hoc categorization in linguistic interaction

Ad hoc categorization and languaging: the online construction of categories in discourse

Reading Comprehension of Chinese-Speaking Children With Hearing Loss: The Roles of Metalinguistic Awareness and Vocabulary Knowledge

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