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An Experimental Investigation into the Scope Assignment of Japanese and Chinese Quantifier-Negation Sentences.
- Source :
- Languages; Mar2024, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p111, 27p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Quantifier-Negation sentences such as all teachers did not use Sandy's car are known to allow an inverse scope interpretation in English. However, there is a lack of experimental evidence to determine whether this interpretation is allowed in equivalent sentences in Japanese and Chinese. To address this issue, this study conducted a sentence–picture matching truth value judgment experiment in both Japanese and Chinese. The data suggested that Japanese Quantifier-Negation sentences do allow inverse scope readings, which suggests that the subject may be interpreted within the scope of negation. In contrast, Chinese Quantifier-Negation sentences prohibit inverse scope readings, which is in accordance with the strong scope rigidity consistently observed in this language. This paper also discussed how to develop a valid experiment for investigating scope ambiguities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHINESE language
JAPANESE language
ENGLISH language
AMBIGUITY
TEACHERS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2226471X
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Languages
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176333733
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/languages9030111