【摘要】 本研究分别采用韵律合适度判断和理解任务,通过两个实验探讨修饰语的焦点和重音之间的关系对话语理解的影响。实验通过操纵答句中的论元是否出现在问句中,变化问句的信息状态;通过操纵答句的不同句子成份重读,变化答句的重读位置。实验结果发现:新的修饰语重读,旧的修饰语不重读;修饰语不投射焦点,即修饰语重读不将焦点投射到修饰语的中心语上。更多还原

【Abstract】 Two experiments were made to investigat the combined influence of syntactic adjuncts and accent patterns on the acceptability and comprehension of spoken utterances. Experiments varied the information status of questions according to whether the argument was not or was mentioned in the question, and the answer sentence varied according to which word or words received accent. The results showed that the new modifier received accent and the given modifier didn’t, and the modifier couldn’t project focus.更多还原