V-gei vs. double object construction
The mental representation of the Mandarin
V-gei construction
The present study investigates whether
V-gei constructions [V-gei NP
NP] have the same underlying syntactic structure as Double Object
Constructions (DOC) [V NP NP], using a structural priming paradigm.
Native speakers of Mandarin were primed to produce a
V-gei, DOC, or a Gei-object
Construction (GOC) [V NP gei NP]. They then were
given the opportunity to produce either a V-gei,
DOC, or a GOC at will. We found that Mandarin speakers produced
significantly more DOC and V-gei sentences
following DOC primes than GOC primes. V-gei primes,
however, did not increase the production DOC or
V-gei sentences. We discuss the implications of
these results.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Previous syntactic priming studies
- 3.Experiment
- Participants
- Materials & procedure
- Scoring
- Results
- 4.Discussion
- 5.Conclusion
- Appendix
-
Notes
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