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An ERP approach to thematic hierarchies regarding grammatical objects of the Chinese verb Chi (eat).

Authors :
Liu, Yuhong
Xu, Xiaodong
Panther, Klaus-Uwe
Source :
Language Sciences. Nov2013, Vol. 40, p36-44. 9p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Highlights: [•] Direct object roles of Chinese chi ‘eat’: Patients and non-Patients. [•] Non-Patients metonymically trigger ‘food’ as conceptual head. [•] Metonymically interpreted non-Patients: stronger N400 effects than Patients. [•] N400 decreases along cline: Instrument>Locative>Source>Means>Patient. [•] Experiment and conceptual analysis support Dowty’s notion of Proto-Patient. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03880001
Volume :
40
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Language Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
90213112
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2013.04.004