A Psychosocial Indicator: Syntactic Position

An investigation of psychosocial order demonstrated by use of syntax. French farmers (N = 18, mean age 52) living in rural areas answered a questionnaire purportedly requesting preferences regarding the nationality of one's neighbors. German & Portuguese nationalities were used due to their...

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Published inCanadian journal of experimental psychology Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 121 - 129
Main Authors Castel, Philippe, Lacassagne, Marie-Francoise
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published 01.03.1995
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Summary:An investigation of psychosocial order demonstrated by use of syntax. French farmers (N = 18, mean age 52) living in rural areas answered a questionnaire purportedly requesting preferences regarding the nationality of one's neighbors. German & Portuguese nationalities were used due to their wide difference in economic strength. Results support the hypothesis that German protagonists occupy the stronger agential position & are more often referred to as the subject of a verb, whereas Portuguese protagonists occupy a weaker agential position. Hyperbolic formulations were found to designate Germans more often than Portuguese. It is concluded that certain syntactic processes occur as a result of psychosocial ranking. 16 References. Adapted from the source document
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ISSN:1196-1961