11. Interpretation of numerals under memory load by Vietnamese speakersAndreas Haida, Tue Trinh, Chi Mai Luong, 2019, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: Numerals show an ambiguity between a weak, ‘at least’ meaning and a strong, ‘exactly’ meaning. The Gricean approach takes the weak meaning to be basic and derives the strong meaning as implicature, thus assimilates numerals to other scalar items. The Fregean approach, in contrast, takes the strong meaning of numerals to be basic and derives the weak meaning via type shifting operations. This paper gives a brief summary of these two approaches, followed by a report on a dual-task experiment which is designed to test how Vietnamese speakers interpret numerals under different memory loads. The goal of this experiment is to replicate the results of Marty et al. (2013) which can be interpreted as supporting the Fregean approach. It turns out that this goal could not be achieved, and we give some speculations as to why it was not. Keywords: numerals, scales, implicatures, memory, Vietnamese Published in RUNG: 10.01.2025; Views: 315; Downloads: 4
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13. Scalar diversity and second-language processing: the Pragmatic Transfer HypothesisFederica Longo, Bob Van Tiel, Penka Stateva, Greta Mazzaggio, published scientific conference contribution abstract Abstract: This study investigates the impact of language proficiency on the computation of scalar
implicatures (e.g., ”some” implying ”not all”) and compares the Pragmatic Default Hypoth-
esis and the Pragmatic Transfer Hypothesis. Six scalar terms were studied among native
English speakers, native Slovenian speakers, and Slovenian second-language (L2) learners
of English. The findings mostly support the Pragmatic Transfer Hypothesis, as the rate
of scalar implicatures in the English-L2 group generally aligned with rates in their native
language, Slovenian. This suggests that scalar implicature judgments in one’s L2 reflect
pragmatic patterns in one’s first language. Keywords: Second Language processing, Scalar implicatures, Scalar diversity Published in RUNG: 03.10.2023; Views: 1750; Downloads: 6
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15. On the cost of scalar implicatures : an eye-tracking studyGreta Mazzaggio, Anne Colette Reboul, Jean-Baptiste van der Henst, Anne Cheylus, Paolo Lorusso, Penka Stateva, 2022, published scientific conference contribution abstract Keywords: scalar implicatures, experimental pragamtics, eye-tracker, quantifiers Published in RUNG: 08.08.2022; Views: 2327; Downloads: 25
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