心理科学进展2017，Vol.25Issue(5)：769-777,9.DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1042.2017.00769
违实语义的加工机制
Counterfactuals and the underlying processing mechanism
摘要
Abstract
Counterfactuals are contrary-to-fact statements which are widely used in daily life to convey thoughts about what might have been.Previous studies have revealed that,different from fact-basedprocessing,counterfactual processing triggers a dual mental representation/space (suppositional event vs.presupposed fact) and therefore engages more cognitive resources.This paper makes a detailed discussion on the processing mechanism underlying counterfactuals from the perspective of syntactic and contextual constraints.On the one hand,it is revealed that contextual relevance would influence the online construction and resolution of dual representation.The validity of real-world interference stands or falls with the provision of a sufficiently constraining context.Syntactically,on the other hand,the lack of dedicated counterfactual markers in Chinese makes its native speakers more inclined to rely on contextual cues and pragmatic implications to express and understand counterfactuality.Yet it remains unsolved whether the processing mechanism underlying Chinese counterfactuals would differentiate from that which underlies Indo-European counterfactuals due to the difference in syntactic structures.To achieve a comprehensive understanding about the cognitive neural mechanism of counterfactuals,a wider variety of languages should be explored,and the individual difference in counterfactual processing deserves more attention.Further attempts should also be made to investigate how the dual representation of counterfactuals unfolds in time and influences successive information processing.关键词
违实语义/加工机制/双重表征/违实标记/语境制约Key words
counterfactuals/processing mechanism/dual representation/counterfactual markers/contextual constraints分类
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戴好运,徐晓东..违实语义的加工机制[J].心理科学进展,2017,25(5):769-777,9.基金项目
国家自然科学基金(31300929),江苏省高校自然科学基金(16KJD180003 （31300929）
12KJB180007),南京师范大学优秀青年骨干教师(184080H102177)和江苏省高校优势学科项目(20110101)资助. （184080H102177）
