Geiger O, Ward L M
University of British Columbia and Riverview Hospital, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.
Brain Lang. 1999;68(1-2):192-8. doi: 10.1006/brln.1999.2080.
In two experiments we investigate the possibility that lexicalization can account for the distinction between literal and metaphorical language. In both experiments, sentence contexts were presented with the final word missing. When subjects signaled they understood the context, two possible final words were presented and subjects were required to decide which was more appropriate. Semantic decision times over five different types of stimuli investigating literal and metaphorical word usage were consistent with a modified class inclusion model in which both the lexicalized meaning of words and the context in which they are presented make essential contributions to understanding.
在两项实验中，我们研究了词汇化能否解释字面语言和隐喻语言之间差异的可能性。在这两项实验中，句子语境呈现时最后一个单词缺失。当受试者表示他们理解了语境时，会呈现两个可能的最后单词，受试者需要决定哪个更合适。对研究字面和隐喻词汇用法的五种不同类型刺激的语义判断时间，与一个修正的类包含模型一致，在该模型中，单词的词汇化意义及其呈现的语境对理解都有重要贡献。
