The Mandarin classifier is changing
How and why
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22159703 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mingzhe Zheng, Jie Liu (0000-0001-7976-502X) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5498 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2473-8689 • E-ISSN: 2473-8689 |
| Publisher | Linguistic Society of America (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3765/plsa.v8i1.5498 |
| OpenAlex | W4367172938 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This study aims to investigate the current state of Mandarin nominal classifier, uncover the change in classifiers across time, and explore the social meaning of classifier variation. A production experiment found a decline in diversity in specific classifiers over time. Perception results from the younger group demonstrate that classifier variation indexes a series of related personality characteristics. The age difference in participants’ production and perception indicates that the classifier variation is a change led by young people and suggests such change might have been motivated by the variable’s social meanings
Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Mandarin Chinese · Perception · Personality · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Computer Science · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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I'll be the judge of that
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |