Choice of Mandarin Spatial Demonstratives in Distant Interaction.

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Article in Journal of psycholinguistic research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ming YueDepartment of Linguistics, Zhejiang University, Room 205, Bldg East5B, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China. yueming@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6457-8176

Boyang SunDepartment of Linguistics, Zhejiang University, Room 205, Bldg East5B, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8636-3341

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Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ZJU2018the China National Social Sciences Foundation 19BYY013

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Abstract

Scholars are divided on whether the Speaker's (S') choice of spatial demonstratives in verbal interaction is ego-centric or not. We studied the choice of "zhe (here)/ na (there)" by a Mandarin S instructing Hearer (H) from a few to dozens of meters. Using within-group and between-group experiments in a picture-description paradigm, we found that both S- and H- distance (Ds and Dh) to the Referent constantly influence S' demonstrative choice, and the social relation as a variable (Relation) between S and H also exerts some influence. Our findings support the idea that spatial reference in verbal interaction is somewhat non-egocentric.

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ChineseEgo-centrismSocial cognitionSpatial demonstrativeVerbal interaction

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PMID36656468

DOI10.1007/s10936-022-09927-y

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