35.2559, Qs: Is the Adjective Hierarchy Universal Across Languages in The Esoteric-exoteric Language Continuum?

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LINGUIST List: Vol-35-2559. Sat Sep 21 2024. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 35.2559, Qs: Is the Adjective Hierarchy Universal Across Languages in The Esoteric-exoteric Language Continuum?

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Date: 20-Sep-2024
From: Tessa Yuditha [tesyud at alum.us.es]
Subject: Is the Adjective Hierarchy Universal Across Languages in The Esoteric-exoteric Language Continuum?


Wray & Grace (2007) propose that esotericity and exotericity in
languages is the default setting within the language evolution model.
It is a product of specific social and cultural conditions. According
to Scontras (2023), the Adjective Hierarchy is universal across
languages of the world, without paying attention to one of
evolutionary factors, i.e. whether they are esoteric or exoteric.

In order to answer the research questions above, we run an Adjective
Phrase Experiment (APE) in several languages from different language
families. Right now we have several languages under investigation:
English, German, Indonesian, Jakartan Dialect, Minangkabau, Ta'e.

We need many participatipants in order to get solid statistics. If you
are native speakers of EN and DE, please help by filling it out in the
following link:

EN: https://forms.gle/PaEZDXeHGVtd1zkCA
DE: https://forms.gle/eMjz38DAhSMvU72H8

If you find this project is interesting and are curious what happens
with your own native language, or if you have further questions,
please send your email to:

Tessa Yuditha <tesyud at alum.us.es>

We would also really appreciate your contribution to this research by
circulating it.
We are grateful! Thank you!

Linguistic Field(s): Psycholinguistics
                     Syntax
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     German (deu)




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