Metaphorical Mapping of Spatial Concept “Da” in 6~8 Years Old Mandarin-Speaking Children with High-Functioning Autism

Abstract

Abstract: This paper investigated the metaphorical mapping ability of “big” concept by Mandarin-speaking children with high-functioning autism (HFA) using a picture selection task and “da4+noun phrase” as material for the relevant metaphors. The results revealed that children with HFA showed a weaker ability to comprehend metaphors than typically developing (TD) children did. Both groups performed better in mapping “da4” to concrete concepts than in mapping “da4” to abstract concept. TD children were able to use context to facilitate the mapping from “da4” to concrete concepts and abstract concepts, although the HFA group were difficult to establish the mapping between “da4” and abstract concepts by using contextual clues.

Key words: high-functioning autism, metaphorical mapping, context, abstract concepts

摘要： 采用图片选择任务，使用“大”+名词短语的隐喻实验材料，探讨了有、无语境条件下汉语高功能自闭症儿童“大”概念的隐喻映射能力。结果表明高功能自闭症儿童“大”隐喻映射能力弱于典型发展儿童；无论是高功能自闭症儿童还是典型发展儿童，将“大”映射到具体概念的表现均优于映射到抽象概念；语境可以帮助高功能自闭症儿童在“大”和具体概念之间建立映射关系，却难以帮助其在“大”和抽象概念之间建立映射关系。

关键词: 高功能自闭症, 隐喻映射, 语境, 抽象概念

CLC Number:

B842

SONG Yiqi, YANG Wanqing, LIANG Dandan. Metaphorical Mapping of Spatial Concept “Da” in 6~8 Years Old Mandarin-Speaking Children with High-Functioning Autism[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(4): 460-465.

宋宜琪, 杨婉晴, 梁丹丹. 6～8岁汉语高功能自闭症儿童空间概念“大”的隐喻映射研究[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(4): 460-465.

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