Motion events again: Delimiting constructional patterns
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lingua.2020.102956
Abstract: Abstract Languages can be divided into two main types depending on how they express motion ( Talmy, 1991 , 2000 ). Satellite-framed languages (S-languages; e.g., English, German, Polish) express path outside the verb root leaving… read more here.
Keywords: motion; constructional patterns; variation; delimiting constructional ... See more keywords
Motion verbs and memory for motion events
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DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2019.1685480
Abstract: ABSTRACT Language is assumed to affect memory by offering an additional medium of encoding visual stimuli. Given that natural languages differ, cross-linguistic differences might impact memory processes. We investigate the role of motion verbs on… read more here.
Keywords: memory motion; motion; motion verbs; motion events ... See more keywords
Encoding Motion Events During Language Production: Effects of Audience Design and Conceptual Salience
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.13077
Abstract: We investigate the extent to which pragmatic versus conceptual factors can affect a speaker's decision to mention or omit different components of an event. In the two experiments, we demonstrate the special role of pragmatic… read more here.
Keywords: motion events; audience; pragmatic factors; audience design ... See more keywords
Uyghur–Chinese Adult Bilinguals’ Construal of Voluntary Motion Events
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.892346
Abstract: The study examined the implications of Talmy motion event typology and Slobin’s thinking-for-speaking hypothesis for the context of Uyghur–Chinese early successive bilingualism. Uyghur and Chinese represent genetically distant languages (Turkic vs. Sino-Tibetan) that nonetheless share… read more here.
Keywords: motion events; voluntary motion; crosslinguistic influence; motion ... See more keywords