의미범주와 구성원 전형성의 명명 순서 기반 연구

Abstract

This paper investigates the typicality of category members based on the order mentioned in the naming task. The naming task, also known as controlled oral word association task, is a test in which a speaker names as many words as he or she can. The mentioned words in a certain category are produced in a limited time. The task is used to discover semantic knowledge and semantic fluency. The type and number of category members can vary depending on the individual. This study observes typicality in the category members based on the following factors: the first mentioned word, the characteristics in the sequence of mentioned words, the order of words mentioned in a lesser category, and the most mentioned word. Typicality is different from familiarity in the naming task. The result identifies Koreans think of a dog and a cow as typical members in the animal category; the typical subcategory of an animal is a farm animal. The study suggests a simple and appealing idea about the way people decide the most typical members in a category based on the order of utterance.