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Iconicity, Frequency, and Sign length effects in TSL lexical processing. Yi-Hsuan Chiu Cognitive Neuropsychology Laboratory, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Neuroscience, School of Life Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. An animal or a tool?.
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Iconicity, Frequency, and Sign length effects in TSL lexical processing Yi-Hsuan Chiu Cognitive Neuropsychology Laboratory, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Neuroscience, School of Life Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
An animal or a tool? DOG KEY
Iconicity of sign language • The components of • Location • Handshape • Movement constrain the meaning of the objects! Language ---------- Thought
Iconicity of sign language • The components of • Location • Handshape • Movement constrain the meaning of the objects! iconicity Language ---------- Thought
Iconicity of sign language • The components of • Location • Handshape • Movement constrain the meaning of the objects! iconicity Language --- Thought
The usage of Sign languages in Taiwan • Sign language in Taiwan • Nature sign language (Taiwan Sign Language) • Arbitrary • Iconicity • Vision-based • Manipulation-based {the spatial information (location, handshape, movement) is meaningful} • Chinese Character Sign Language
Sign lexical access • Task: Picture signing, picture delay signing, picture naming, picture delay naming • Subjects: deaf signer, interpreter (hear signer), and normal (hear non-singer) • Independent variables • Iconicity: manipulation, vision • Frequency: high, low • Sign length: short, long • Dependent variable: reaction time + &$ Release button to sign/ name out RT
Picture signing / picture naming + &$ Release button to sign/ name out RT Picture delay signing / picture delay naming Release button to sign/ name out + &$ * RT 1s 1s
Picture delay naming/ signing Language modality RT
Subjects Dif.: Hearing loss Dif.: Language experience However, what is the interpreter’s mother tongue?
Deaf signing (n=24) • All subjects learned TSL before their puberty, and took TSL as their daily language. • M=14, F=10 • Mean age= 37.04 years-old (19-57ys)
Deaf and normal (N=24) Iconicity ** ** ** Articulation
Picture naming/ signing • Iconicity: (verb < noun)~ (manipulation < vision) N400 • Frequency: 225-250ms (High < Low) 350-450ms (High < Low) N400 • Sign length: 60-120ms (Short < Long)
Nouns and verbs • Federmeier et al. 2000 Noun Verb N400: N>V
Frequency (H<L) • 225-250: H<L • 350-450: H<L • Muente et al. 2001
Deaf signing (Fre.: H/L) (N=8) 225-250ms:H<L
Sign length (S< L) • 60-120ms: S<L Assadollahi et al. 2003 MEG Short word Long word
Deaf signing (Leng.: S/L) (N=8) 60-120ms:S<L
Summary • Frequency, sign length effects in TSL lexicon~ Chinese lexicon (spoken language lexicon) • Sign language Iconicity ~ semantic • RT: signing< naming, delay signing~ delay naming • ERP: 100-200, 200-300ms , signing< naming • Normal gesture: RT: M<V • Iconicity: • ERP: Manipulation/Vision~ Verbs/Nouns