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| Title: | 台灣華語幽默雙關語的即時理解
The real-time comprehension of humorous puns in Taiwan Mandarin |
| Authors: | 王存慈
Wang, Tsun-Tzu |
| Contributors: | 賴瑶鍈
Lai, Yao-Ying
王存慈
Wang, Tsun-Tzu |
| Keywords: | 雙關語
語言處理
框架轉換
失諧
語境調節
結構拆解
Pun
Language processing
Frame-shifting
Incongruity
Contextual modulation
Decomposability |
| Date: | 2025 |
| Issue Date: | 2025-10-02 11:00:59 (UTC+8) |
| Abstract: | 本論文探討台灣華語中諧音雙關語的即時理解過程。基於理論分析及心理語言學模型，本研究探討雙關語的處理歷程，是否受到以下因素的調節：（1）雙關語本身所蘊含的意義與前文語境之間是否存在不一致性；（2）其兩種不同意義轉換之間是否涉及結構性拆解；以及（3）不同語境訊息的影響。這些問題皆與雙關語的多樣性相關，例如雙關語雙重意涵在語境符合性上的差異，以及其內部結構的差異等。然而，這些因素在過往研究中多被忽略，在理解歷程的解釋上可能過度概括了不同類型的雙關語；目前在雙關語處理研究上的爭議或與此異質性有關。
本研究融合前人的 Incongruity-Resolution theory (Suls, 1979) 與Space-Structuring model (Coulson, 2001; 2015)，提出一個整合模型，假設不一致性（即辨識最初獲取的雙關語意義與前文語境的落差）、框架轉換 (frame-shifting)（即重組概念表徵來獲得雙關語的另一種解讀），以及語境整合，皆會影響雙關語的即時理解。此外，我們也假設：有些雙關語的多重意義需經透過分解其內部結構而獲得，在理解時會比不涉及結構分解的雙關語需要更多的認知資源。
為了驗證所提出的整合模型，我們依據語意與語境符合性 (meaning-context congruence)，將雙關語分為兩類：Incongruent-Congruent (IC) 與Congruent-Congruent (CC)。IC 雙關語的初始意義一 (Meaning-1) 與當下句子的語境不符，但其另一層意義二 (Meaning-2) 與語境相符；相對地，CC 雙關語的兩個意義皆與語境相符。此外，我們亦根據雙關語兩層意義之間的轉換過程是否涉及重組結構，將雙關語區分為可分解 (decomposable) 與不可分解 (non-decomposable)。又，為進一步探討語境如何影響雙關語意義的獲取，本研究操弄了兩種語境：一種為中性語境、另一種語境則偏向於初始較不預期的意義二 (Meaning-2-biasing context)。我們採用跨模態詞彙判斷實驗 (cross-modal lexical decision)，以聽覺的方式呈現含雙關語的語句，受試者於句末對與雙關語相關的目標詞(視覺呈現)進行詞彙判斷作業。
實驗結果顯示：（1）在偏向意義二的語境中，不同類型的雙關語呈現顯著差異：IC 雙關語的反應時間顯著快於 CC 雙關語，顯示理解者能迅速轉向獲取符合語境的第二重意義，可能因IC雙關語的初始意義一與語境之間不一致、促進了語意轉換。而CC 雙關語由於兩個意義皆可行，會引發理解者於兩種概念框架間持續性動態地轉換，增加處理的負荷。（2）結構可分解性的效應並不顯著，顯示二重語意間是否涉及結構轉換，對理解雙關語意義的影響有限。（3）語境差異呈現顯著效應：無論為 IC 或 CC 雙關語，當偏向意義二的語境較能促進雙關語理解歷程的意義轉換。綜合來看，本研究結果對於雙關語處理過程所涉及的機制提供更細緻的解釋，並凸顯雙關語不同子類型在即時處理中的差異。
This thesis investigates the real-time comprehension of humorous homophone puns in Taiwan Mandarin. Grounded in theoretical analysis and psych/neurolinguistic models, the study addresses whether pun processing is modulated by (1) the presence of an incongruity between a pun’s encoded meaning and prior context, (2) the decomposability between the two alternative meanings, and (3) different contextual information. These are underpinned by the issue of diversity in puns, such as variations in context congruity of the dual pun meanings and their internal structures, which have been largely overlooked in previous research, leading to overgeneralizations across various pun types. While different mechanisms have been proposed for the online comprehension of puns, debates remain and could potentially result from such heterogeneity of stimuli.
We propose an integrated model synthesizing insights from existing theoretical accounts: Incongruity-Resolution theory (Suls, 1979) and Space-Structuring model (Coulson, 2001; 2015). The proposed model incorporates the mechanisms of incongruity detection (i.e., identifying the mismatch between an initially-accessed pun meaning and the preceding context) and frame-shifting (i.e., reorganization of the conceptual representations to arrive at an alternative interpretation) with contextual integration. Additionally, we hypothesize that puns that require a decomposition of the internal structure to reach the alternative meaning would require more cognitive effort than those that do not.
To verify, we categorized puns into two subtypes based on meaning-context congruity: Incongruent-Congruent (IC) and Congruent-Congruent (CC) puns. IC puns involve an incongruity between the initially-accessed Meaning-1 and the context, while the alternative Meaning-2 is contextually congruent. In contrast, CC puns are those in which both meanings are congruent with the context. In addition, we dissociated decomposable puns from non-decomposable ones to probe decomposability. To further examine contextual modulation, we manipulated two context types: neutral vs. context biasing toward Meaning-2 that is less expected initially. A cross-modal lexical decision task was conducted with auditory presentation of pun sentences followed by visual probes. Results revealed (i) a significant effect of pun subtypes under Meaning-2-biasing contexts, with IC puns showing faster reaction times than CC puns. This suggests that comprehenders quickly shifted to the contextually appropriate Meaning-2, facilitated by the initial Meaning-1 incongruity. Contrastively for CC puns, the availability of two alternative meanings triggered a series of dynamic shifts between the two conceptual frames, hence increased cost for meaning reorganization. On the other hand, (ii) no decomposability effect was observed, suggesting little influence of structural differences associated with the alternative pun meanings. In addition, we found (iii) a significant effect of context types, which indicates that a context biasing toward the initially less salient (but contextually appropriate) Meaning-2 facilitated the meaning shift for both IC and CC puns. Altogether, these findings offer a more nuanced understanding of pun comprehension, highlighting differences between pun subtypes in shaping real-time meaning computation. |
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