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An Eye-Tracking Study on the Word Order Preference and the Effect of Phrasal Length in Koreanopen access

Authors
Nam, YunjuChung, HyenyungKim, Youngjoo
Issue Date
Dec-2021
Publisher
The Korean Academy of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (KASA)
Keywords
Eye-movement tracking; Instrumental adjunct; Korean; Long before short preference; Word order preference
Citation
Communication Sciences and Disorders, v.26, no.4, pp 964 - 974
Pages
11
Indexed
SCOPUS
ESCI
KCI
Journal Title
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Volume
26
Number
4
Start Page
964
End Page
974
URI
https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/189224
DOI
10.12963/csd.21861
ISSN
2288-1328
2288-0917
Abstract
Objectives: Although Korean is a typical free word order language, when the same logical meaning is realized in several sentences with different word order, preference for the word order and the processibility of that sentence may vary. In this study, we investigated the word order preference on the instrumental adjunct and argument (direct object) of Korean when they were both short and when one of the two components was lengthened in the sentence using Eye-tracking technology. Additionally, the underlying cognitive mechanisms of the word order preference were discussed. Methods:Thirty-five college students were asked to read 24 sentences consisting of a condition in which both the adjunct and argument were short and one of them was lengthened, and their gaze was tracked. Results: When both components were short, the preferred word order was not confirmed. However, when one of the two components was lengthened, the canonical word order effect of putting the instrumental adjunct before the object argument and the LbS (Long before Short) effect of placing the lengthened components before the short ones were confirmed. Conclusion:The word order preference seems to reflect the strategy of keeping essential components close to the verb and minimizing the efficiency of integrated processing between critical components such as the head of an argument. However, the preference may vary depending on the burden of sentence processing or the level of the cognitive capacity of the processor. The timing at which word order preference is reflected may also vary depending on how strong the effect of the canonical order between two components is.
배경 및 목적: 한국어는 전형적인 자유어순 언어이지만 동일한 논리적 의미가 상이한 어순으로 실현되었을 때 이들에 대한 선호도 및처리의 수월성은 달라질 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 도구 부가어와 목적어 논항의 이해 시에 나타나는 선호 어순을 확인하고 둘 중 한 성분이 길어지는 경우 나타나는 어순 선호의 처리적 양상을 고찰하였다. 방법: 35명의 대학생들을 대상으로 도구 부가어와 목적어 논항이 모두 짧은 조건(2가지)과 둘 중 하나가 길어진 조건(4가지)으로 구성된 24개의 문장을 읽도록 하고 시선을 추적하였다. 결과: 두 성분이 모두 짧은 경우에는 선호 어순이 확인되지 않았지만 두 성분 중 한 성분이 긴 경우에는 긴 성분을 앞에 두는 LbS 어순 선호 효과와 도구부가어를 목적어 논항 앞에 두는 규범 어순 효과가 모두 확인되었다. 논의 및 결론: 어순 선호는 중요한 성분을 동사에 가깝게 두려는 전략과 논항의 핵어와 같은 주요 성분들 간 통합 처리의 수월성을 최소화하려는 전략이 모두 반영되어 나타나는 것으로 보인다. 그러나 문장 처리 시의 부담이나 처리자의 인지적 용량의 정도에 따라서 그 선호 크기가 달라질 수 있으며, 어순 선호의 반영 시점 역시 두 문장 구성 성분에 대한 규범 어순의 효과가 얼마나 강력한지에 따라 달라질 수 있다.
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