Huichen Hsiao
List of John Benjamins publications in which Huichen Hsiao is involved.
Articles
2026 漢語約量詞實證研究—以「來」與「多」為例 [An Empirical Study on Approximators lai and duo in Mandarin] Chinese Language and Discourse: Online-First Articles | Article
約量詞常用來表達不確定的數量，不同約量詞在實際使用中呈現出語義與構式自然度的差異。本文以漢語「來」與「多」為研究對象，探究臺灣地區的母語者如何判斷「數詞X＋來」所表示的數值範圍（即取值區間），檢視「多」置於位數詞之前（如「三百多萬人」，位數為「萬」）或之後（如「三百萬多人」）的語感自然度，進而兼論量詞對此句式自然度的影響。本研究發現，「來」表示的數值範圍隨前接數詞而不同，如「十來」多被理解為11至19，顯示「來」的取值區間受到數詞限制，本研究稱之為框定效應。另，當數詞增大，作答數值趨於分散，並偏好使用10、100等尾數為零的圓整數作答。關於「多」的使用， read more
2026 Modeling scalar implicature processing in Mandarin: A study on gradable adjectives and closed-class words Chinese Language and Discourse 17:1, pp. 86–132 | Article
The present study aims to examine which cognitive processing model, namely the Default Model, Context-driven Model, or Standardization Model, offers the most effective explanation for how native Mandarin speakers process scalar implicatures. The experiment in the current study employs a… read more
2025 漢語量級組構搭配之實證探究 [An Empirical Study on Scalar Structure in Mandarin]: 以「程度副詞－形容詞」結構為例 [A Case Study on“Degree Adverb-Adjective” Structures] Chinese Language and Discourse 16:2, pp. 234–270 | Article
The “degree adverb-adjective” structure is a common means of expressing degree in Chinese and has been extensively studied in other languages. Therefore, this structure provides an ideal focus for examining the effects of boundedness and ordering on the configurational harmony of scalar… read more