Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms

Published online: 15 August 2015

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Autores: Armstrong, Blair C., Zugarramurdi, Camila, Cabana, Álvaro, Valle Lisboa, Juan, Plaut, David C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/20793
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/20793
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Palabra clave:Semantic ambiguity
Homonyms
Cross-linguistic/dialect differences
Rating dictionary definitions
Norm reliability
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PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
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spelling Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom normsArmstrong, Blair C.Zugarramurdi, CamilaCabana, ÁlvaroValle Lisboa, JuanPlaut, David C.Semantic ambiguityHomonymsCross-linguistic/dialect differencesRating dictionary definitionsNorm reliabilityPSYCHOLOGYPSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTALPublished online: 15 August 2015Relative meaning frequency is a critical factor to consider in studies of semantic ambiguity. In this work, we examined how this measure may change across the European and Rioplatense dialects of Spanish, as well as how the overall distributional properties differ between Spanish and English, using a computer-assisted norming approach based on dictionary definitions (Armstrong, Tokowicz, & Plaut, 2012). The results showed that the two dialects differ considerably in terms of the relative meaning frequencies of their constituent homonyms, and that the overall distributions of relative frequencies vary considerably across languages, aswell. These results highlight the need for localized norms to design powerful studies of semantic ambiguity and suggest that dialectal differences may be responsible for some discrepant effects related to homonymy. In quantifying the reliability of the norms, we also established that as few as seven ratings are needed to converge on a highly stable set of ratings. This approach is therefore a very practical means of acquiring essential data in studies of semantic ambiguity, relative to past approaches, such as those based on the classification of free associates. The norms also present new possibilities for studying semantic ambiguity effects within and between populations who speak one or more languages. The norms and associated software are available for download at http://edom.cnbc.cmu.edu/ or http://www.bcbl.eu/ databases/edom/.B.C.A. was supported by a Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (IIF) (No. PIIF-GA-2013-689 627784). C.Z., A.C., and J.V.L. have been supported by CSIC-UDELAR, and CZ was supported by ANII.Behavior Research Methods201720172016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/20793reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/PIIF-GA-2013-689/627784http://link.springer.com/journal/13428info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess© Psychonomic Society, Inc. 2015oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/207932026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms
title Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms
spellingShingle Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms
Armstrong, Blair C.
Semantic ambiguity
Homonyms
Cross-linguistic/dialect differences
Rating dictionary definitions
Norm reliability
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
title_short Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms
title_full Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms
title_fullStr Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms
title_full_unstemmed Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms
title_sort Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Armstrong, Blair C.
Zugarramurdi, Camila
Cabana, Álvaro
Valle Lisboa, Juan
Plaut, David C.
author Armstrong, Blair C.
author_facet Armstrong, Blair C.
Zugarramurdi, Camila
Cabana, Álvaro
Valle Lisboa, Juan
Plaut, David C.
author_role author
author2 Zugarramurdi, Camila
Cabana, Álvaro
Valle Lisboa, Juan
Plaut, David C.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Semantic ambiguity
Homonyms
Cross-linguistic/dialect differences
Rating dictionary definitions
Norm reliability
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
topic Semantic ambiguity
Homonyms
Cross-linguistic/dialect differences
Rating dictionary definitions
Norm reliability
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
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