THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
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Resumo: | This study explores the processing of noun-prep-noun combinations in prepositional phrases in Brazilian Portuguese, focusing on the syntactic-semantic relationship marked by prepositions, implies the semantic sense in which the noun is being modified. We chose to contrast particularly two types of thematic relationships like 'made of' and 'made for’, categorized as: material and function (e.g. ‘toalha de crochê’, crocheted cloth vs. agulha de crochê, crochet needle). To do so, we conducted two psycholinguistic experiments: Experiment 1 consisted of a self-paced reading/picture matching task to investigate the impact of semantic relationship on processing time; and Experiment 2 employed a cloze task (e.g. ‘toalha de ______’) and Likert scale likelihood judgments to norm the stimuli and assess cognitive preferences for the types of relation explored (i.e., material or function). Our results revealed slower reading times for the function type relation, suggesting a higher processing demand, possibly due to covert semantic computations required for this relation. Cloze completions and likelihood ratings also indicated a cognitive preference for this type of relationship. We attribute these observed patterns to the robust syntactic-semantic relationship inherent to functional type relations, coupled with a broader range of potential response options. In contrast, material type relations demonstrated a higher level of convergence among participants for cloze responses, likely due to more restricted response options and, consequently, increased probability. Future EEG studies are proposed to identify specific moments in the cognitive processing of the constituents of these structures and assess possible anticipatory effects of prepositional phrase modifiers. These discoveries make a meaningful contribution to the broader literature on language processing, aligning with analogous patterns observed in different languages with a cognitive distinction between thematic relations and feature-based (i.e., telic and constitutive relations), such as in Wisniewsky & Love, 1998; Estes et al., 2003, 2011; Pustejovsky et al., 2016; Flick et al., 2021. |
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THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESERELAÇÕES TEMÁTICAS: UM ESTUDO SOBRE COMPOSIÇÃO CONCEITUAL NO PORTUGUÊS BRASILEIROCombinação ConceitualRelações TemáticasPsicolinguísticaConceptual CombinationThematic RelationsPsycholinguisticsThis study explores the processing of noun-prep-noun combinations in prepositional phrases in Brazilian Portuguese, focusing on the syntactic-semantic relationship marked by prepositions, implies the semantic sense in which the noun is being modified. We chose to contrast particularly two types of thematic relationships like 'made of' and 'made for’, categorized as: material and function (e.g. ‘toalha de crochê’, crocheted cloth vs. agulha de crochê, crochet needle). To do so, we conducted two psycholinguistic experiments: Experiment 1 consisted of a self-paced reading/picture matching task to investigate the impact of semantic relationship on processing time; and Experiment 2 employed a cloze task (e.g. ‘toalha de ______’) and Likert scale likelihood judgments to norm the stimuli and assess cognitive preferences for the types of relation explored (i.e., material or function). Our results revealed slower reading times for the function type relation, suggesting a higher processing demand, possibly due to covert semantic computations required for this relation. Cloze completions and likelihood ratings also indicated a cognitive preference for this type of relationship. We attribute these observed patterns to the robust syntactic-semantic relationship inherent to functional type relations, coupled with a broader range of potential response options. In contrast, material type relations demonstrated a higher level of convergence among participants for cloze responses, likely due to more restricted response options and, consequently, increased probability. Future EEG studies are proposed to identify specific moments in the cognitive processing of the constituents of these structures and assess possible anticipatory effects of prepositional phrase modifiers. These discoveries make a meaningful contribution to the broader literature on language processing, aligning with analogous patterns observed in different languages with a cognitive distinction between thematic relations and feature-based (i.e., telic and constitutive relations), such as in Wisniewsky & Love, 1998; Estes et al., 2003, 2011; Pustejovsky et al., 2016; Flick et al., 2021.Este estudo explora o processamento de combinações substantivo-preposição-substantivo em sintagmas preposicionados no Português Brasileiro, com foco na relação sintático-semântica marcada por preposições, que implica o sentido semântico em que o substantivo está sendo modificado. Optamos por contrastar particularmente dois tipos de relações temáticas, como 'feita de' e 'feita para', categorizadas como: material e função (por exemplo, 'toalha de crochê', pano de crochê vs. 'agulha de crochê', agulha de crochê). Para isso, conduzimos dois experimentos psicolinguísticos: o Experimento 1 consistiu em uma tarefa de leitura automonitorada/picture matching para investigar o impacto da relação semântica no tempo de processamento; e o Experimento 2 empregou uma tarefa de Cloze (por exemplo, 'toalha de ______') e avaliações de probabilidade com escala Likert para normalizar os estímulos e avaliar preferências cognitivas para os tipos de relação explorados (ou seja, material ou função). Nossos resultados revelaram tempos de leitura mais lentos para o tipo de relação funcional, sugerindo uma demanda de processamento mais alta, possivelmente devido a computações semânticas encobertas necessárias para essa relação. O teste de Cloze e a escala de Likert também indicaram uma preferência cognitiva por esse tipo de relação. Atribuímos esses padrões observados à relação sintático-semântica robusta inerente às relações do tipo funcional, juntamente com uma gama mais ampla de opções de resposta potenciais. Em contraste, relações do tipo material demonstraram um nível mais alto de convergência entre os participantes para respostas de Cloze, provavelmente devido a opções de resposta mais restritas e, consequentemente, maior probabilidade. Propomos futuros estudos de EEG para identificar momentos específicos no processamento cognitivo dos constituintes dessas estruturas e avaliar possíveis efeitos antecipatórios dos modificadores nos sintagmas preposicionados. Essas descobertas contribuem significativamente para a literatura mais ampla sobre o processamento da linguagem, alinhando-se a padrões análogos observados em diferentes idiomas, com uma distinção cognitiva entre relações temáticas e relações de características (i.e., relações télicas e constitutivas), como em Wisniewsky & Love, 1998; Estes et al., 2003, 2011; Pustejovsky et al., 2016; Flick et al., 2021.SciELO PreprintsSciELO PreprintsSciELO Preprints2024-01-29info:eu-repo/semantics/preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/793510.1590/SciELOPreprints.7935enghttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/article/view/7935/14855Copyright (c) 2024 Mayda Rangel Gomes Peres, Marije Sotohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPeres, Mayda Rangel GomesSoto, Marijereponame:SciELO Preprintsinstname:Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO)instacron:SCI2024-01-23T01:22:37Zoai:ops.preprints.scielo.org:preprint/7935Servidor de preprintshttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scieloONGhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/oaiscielo.submission@scielo.orgopendoar:2024-01-23T01:22:37SciELO Preprints - Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO)false |
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THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE RELAÇÕES TEMÁTICAS: UM ESTUDO SOBRE COMPOSIÇÃO CONCEITUAL NO PORTUGUÊS BRASILEIRO |
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THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
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THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE Peres, Mayda Rangel Gomes Combinação Conceitual Relações Temáticas Psicolinguística Conceptual Combination Thematic Relations Psycholinguistics |
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THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
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THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
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THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
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THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
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THEMATIC RELATIONS: A STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL COMPOSITION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
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Peres, Mayda Rangel Gomes |
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Peres, Mayda Rangel Gomes Soto, Marije |
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Soto, Marije |
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Peres, Mayda Rangel Gomes Soto, Marije |
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Combinação Conceitual Relações Temáticas Psicolinguística Conceptual Combination Thematic Relations Psycholinguistics |
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Combinação Conceitual Relações Temáticas Psicolinguística Conceptual Combination Thematic Relations Psycholinguistics |
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This study explores the processing of noun-prep-noun combinations in prepositional phrases in Brazilian Portuguese, focusing on the syntactic-semantic relationship marked by prepositions, implies the semantic sense in which the noun is being modified. We chose to contrast particularly two types of thematic relationships like 'made of' and 'made for’, categorized as: material and function (e.g. ‘toalha de crochê’, crocheted cloth vs. agulha de crochê, crochet needle). To do so, we conducted two psycholinguistic experiments: Experiment 1 consisted of a self-paced reading/picture matching task to investigate the impact of semantic relationship on processing time; and Experiment 2 employed a cloze task (e.g. ‘toalha de ______’) and Likert scale likelihood judgments to norm the stimuli and assess cognitive preferences for the types of relation explored (i.e., material or function). Our results revealed slower reading times for the function type relation, suggesting a higher processing demand, possibly due to covert semantic computations required for this relation. Cloze completions and likelihood ratings also indicated a cognitive preference for this type of relationship. We attribute these observed patterns to the robust syntactic-semantic relationship inherent to functional type relations, coupled with a broader range of potential response options. In contrast, material type relations demonstrated a higher level of convergence among participants for cloze responses, likely due to more restricted response options and, consequently, increased probability. Future EEG studies are proposed to identify specific moments in the cognitive processing of the constituents of these structures and assess possible anticipatory effects of prepositional phrase modifiers. These discoveries make a meaningful contribution to the broader literature on language processing, aligning with analogous patterns observed in different languages with a cognitive distinction between thematic relations and feature-based (i.e., telic and constitutive relations), such as in Wisniewsky & Love, 1998; Estes et al., 2003, 2011; Pustejovsky et al., 2016; Flick et al., 2021. |
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