Filik Ruth, Hunter Christian Mark, Leuthold Hartmut
School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK.
School of Psychology, University of Glasgow, UK.
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2015 Mar;156:114-25. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2014.08.007. Epub 2014 Sep 9.
Although there is increasing evidence to suggest that language is grounded in perception and action, the relationship between language and emotion is less well understood. We investigate the grounding of language in emotion using a novel approach that examines the relationship between the comprehension of a written discourse and the performance of affect-related motor actions (hand movements towards and away from the body). Results indicate that positively and negatively valenced words presented in context influence motor responses (Experiment 1), whilst valenced words presented in isolation do not (Experiment 3). Furthermore, whether discourse context indicates that an utterance should be interpreted literally or ironically can influence motor responding, suggesting that the grounding of language in emotional states can be influenced by discourse-level factors (Experiment 2). In addition, the finding of affect-related motor responses to certain forms of ironic language, but not to non-ironic control sentences, suggests that phrasing a message ironically may influence the emotional response that is elicited.
尽管越来越多的证据表明语言基于感知和行动，但语言与情感之间的关系却鲜为人知。我们采用一种新颖的方法来研究语言在情感中的基础，该方法考察书面语篇理解与情感相关运动动作（手向身体靠近和远离的动作）表现之间的关系。结果表明，语境中呈现的正价和负价词汇会影响运动反应（实验1），而孤立呈现的价态词汇则不会（实验3）。此外，语篇语境表明话语应按字面意思还是反讽意思来解释会影响运动反应，这表明语言在情感状态中的基础可能会受到语篇层面因素的影响（实验2）。此外，对某些形式的反讽语言而非非反讽控制句子产生情感相关运动反应的发现表明，反讽地表述信息可能会影响引发的情感反应。
