An Experimental Investigation into the Scope Assignment of Japanese and Chinese Quantifier-Negation Sentences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5900673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yunchuan Chen (0000-0002-7671-6350) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 111 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages9030111 |
| OpenAlex | W4393003370 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
Quantifier-Negation sentences such as all teachers did not use Sandy's car are known to allow an inverse scope interpretation in English. However, there is a lack of experimental evidence to determine whether this interpretation is allowed in equivalent sentences in Japanese and Chinese. To address this issue, this study conducted a sentence-picture matching truth value judgment experiment in both Japanese and Chinese. The data suggested that Japanese Quantifier-Negation sentences do allow inverse scope readings, which suggests that the subject may be interpreted within the scope of negation. In contrast, Chinese Quantifier-Negation sentences prohibit inverse scope readings, which is in accordance with the strong scope rigidity consistently observed in this language. This paper also discussed how to develop a valid experiment for investigating scope ambiguities
Linguistics · Natural language processing · Negation · Programming language · Quantifier (linguistics · Quantifier elimination · Scope (computer science · Computer Science · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Speech and dialogue systems · Topic Modeling · Artificial Intelligence · Philosophy
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| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |