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 in | Canadian journal of experimental psychology Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 121 - 129 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | French |
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 |