中国英语学习者歧义词表征与加工研究

前言

Abstract

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Research Orientation

1.2 Definition of Lexical Ambiguity

1.3 Rationale for the Study

1.4 Research Questions

Chapter 2 Previous Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution： General Issues

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Meaning Representation

2.2.1 Hierarchical Network Models

2.2.2 Activation Spreading Models

2.2.3 Distributed Memory Model

2.3 Word Recognition and Lexical Access

2.3.1 The Search Model

2.3.2 The Logogen Model

2.3.3 The Cohort Model

2.3.4 Factors Influencing Lexical Access

2.4 Semantic Priming

2.5 Second Language Lexicon

2.6 Summary

Chapter 3 Previous Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution： Theoretical Models and Empirical Evidence

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Previous Studies of Homonymy Processing in L1

3.2.1 Fodor's Modularity Hypothesis

3.2.2 Five Models of Homonymy Processing in L1

3.3 Previous Studies of Suppression Mechanism in Homonymy Processing

3.4 Previous Studies of Homonymy Processing in L2

3.5 Previous Studies of Polysemy Processing in L1

3.5.1 Representation of Polysemous Words

3.5.2 Previous Studies of Polysemy Effects

3.5.3 Processing of Polysemy in L1

3.6 Previous Studies of Polysemy Processing in L2

3.7 Comments on the Previous Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution

3.8 Summary

Chapter 4 Previous Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution： Experimental Tasks

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Experimental Techniques

4.2.1 Ambiguity Detection Method

4.2.2 Processing Complexity Tasks

4.2.3 Priming Paradigm

4.3 The Nature of Sentential Context

4.4 The SOA Conditions

4.5 Comments on the Experimental Tasks

4.6 Summary

Chapter 5 Research Questions and Hypotheses

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Linguistic and Psycholinguistic Models Related to the Present Study

5.2.1 Ambiguous Words in Mind： Linguistic Models

5.2.2 Disambiguation of Lexical Ambiguity： Psycholinguistic Models

5.3 Research Questions

5.4 Hypotheses

5.5 Experimental Design and Predictions

5.5.1 Experiment One

5.5.2 Experiment Two

5.5.3 Experiment Three

5.6 Summary

Chapter 6 Experiment One： Selecting Contextually Appropriate Meanings

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Preparatory Studies

6.2.1 Preparatory Study Ⅰ

6.2.2 Preparatory Study Ⅱ

6.2.3 Preparatory Study Ⅲ

6.3 Experiment One

6.3.1 Hypothesis， Design and Predictions

6.3.2 Participants

6.3.3 Materials

6.3.4 Procedure

6.3.5 Results

6.3.6 Discussion

6.4 Summary

Chapter 7 Experiment Two： Suppressing Contextually Inappropriate Meanings

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Experiment Two

7.2.1 Hypothesis， Design and Predictions

7.2.2 Participants

7.2.3 Material

7.2.4 Procedure

7.2.5 Results

7.2.6 Discussion

7.3 Summary

Chapter 8 Experiment Three： Representation of English Lexical Ambiguity

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Experiment Three

8.2.1 Hypothesis， Design and Predictions

8.2.2 Participants

8.2.3 Materials

8.2.4 Procedure

8.2.5 Results

8.2.6 Discussion

8.3 Summary

Chapter 9 General Discussions

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Discussion of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution Theories

9.2.1 L2 Processing of Homographs： The Ordered—Access Model

9.2.2 L2 Processing of Metonymic Polysemy： Specified， Not Underspecified

9.2.3 Comparison of the Processing of Different Ambiguous Words

9.3 L2 Lexical Ambiguity Resolution and Reading Comprehension

9.4 Summary

Chapter 10 Conclusions

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Conclusions

10.2.1 Conclusions about the Experiments

10.2.2 A Unified Picture for L2 Resolution of Lexical Ambiguity

10.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies

10.3.1 Limitations

10.3.2 Suggestions for Future Studies

10.4 Implications

10.4.1 Theoretical Implications

10.4.2 Pedagogical Implications

10.5 Summary

Bibliography

Appendices

Appendix A： Ambiguous Words for Judgment

Appendix B： A Sample of Materials Used in Preparatory Study Ⅱ

Appendix C： Dominance and Familiarity of the Ambiguous Meanings

Appendix D： Primes with Sentential Contexts and Their Targets

Appendix E： The Sense Relatedness Questionnaire

《中国英语学习者歧义词表征与加工研究》内容简介：词汇歧义消除的研究从二十世纪七十年代开始，经过了两个阶段。第一个阶段从二十世纪七十年代至八十年代末。在这一阶段，词汇歧义消除研究主要围绕模块论和互动论之间的争议展开。早期的研究（比如Swirmey 1979；Tanenhaus et a1.1979）发现，在词义加工的早期，歧义词的两个词义都被激活。也就是说，语境没有影响词义通达。Swinnev（1979）为此提出了多重通达模型（multiple—access naodel）。该模型支持模块论。当然也有研究支持互动论。比如Gluckberg et a1.（1986）发现，歧义词的两个词义中只有与语境相一致的词义被激活，她提出了选择通达模型（selective—access model）。除了以上两个模型之外，这一时期的研究还提出了第三个模型——顺序通达模型（ordered access model）。这个模型是多重通达模型的一个变体，它认为，语境不能影响歧义词词义的通达，但词义的相对频率影响词义通达的顺序。主要词义先通达，次要词义后通达。