Bermel, N.H. orcid.org/0000-0002-1663-9322, Knittl, L. and Russell, J.M. orcid.org/0000-0002-4174-7210 (2018) Do users’ reading skills and difficulty ratings for texts affect choices and evaluations? In: Fidler, M. and Cvrček, V., (eds.) Taming the Corpus: From inflection and lexis to interpretation. Quantitative Text Analysis for the Humanities and Social Sciences, 08-09 Apr 2016, Providence, USA. Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences . Springer ISBN 978-3-319-98016-4
Abstract
In our contribution, we consider how corpus data can be used as a proxy for the written language environment around us in constructing offline studies of native-speaker intuition and usage. We assume a broadly emergent perspective on language: in other words, the linguistic competence of individuals is not identical or hardwired but forms gradually through exposure and coalescence of patterns of production and reaction. We hypothesize that while users presumably all in theory have access to the same linguistic material, their actual exposure to it and their ability to interpret it may differ, which will result in differing judgments and choices. Our study looks at the interaction between corpus frequency and two possible indicators of individual difference: attitude towards reading tasks and performance on reading tasks. We find a small but consistent effect of task performance on respondents’ judgments but do not confirm any effects on respondents’ production tasks.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Fidler M., Cvrček V. (eds) Taming the Corpus. Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Springer. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Czech morphology; Variation; Overabundance; Acceptability judgments; Experimental linguistics; Usage-based approach |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of Languages and Cultures (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Professional Services (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number LEVERHULME TRUST (THE) RPG-407 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2019 10:45 |
Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2019 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98017-1_2 |
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Publisher: | Springer |
Series Name: | Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-319-98017-1_2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:115302 |