The ‘thinking’ in thinking-for-speaking : where is it?
(2013) In LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition 4(1). p.91-100- Abstract
- According to the thinking-for-speaking (TFS) hypothesis, speakers of different languages think differently while in the process of mentally preparing content for speech. The aim of the present paper is to critically discuss the research carried out within the TFS paradigm, against the background of the basic tenets laid out by the proponents of this framework. We will show that despite substantial progress in the investigation of crosslinguistic differences in the organisation of information in discourse, the studies that actually examine the cognitive aspects of speech production are, to date, vanishingly few. This state of affairs creates a gap in our knowledge about the thought processes that co-occur with speech production during... (More)
- According to the thinking-for-speaking (TFS) hypothesis, speakers of different languages think differently while in the process of mentally preparing content for speech. The aim of the present paper is to critically discuss the research carried out within the TFS paradigm, against the background of the basic tenets laid out by the proponents of this framework. We will show that despite substantial progress in the investigation of crosslinguistic differences in the organisation of information in discourse, the studies that actually examine the cognitive aspects of speech production are, to date, vanishingly few. This state of affairs creates a gap in our knowledge about the thought processes that co-occur with speech production during language use and acquisition. We will argue that in order to reach a more comprehensive picture of the cognitive processes and outcomes of speech production, methodologies additional to the analysis of information organisation must be used. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Abstract in French
Selon l’hypothèse du “Penser-pour-parler” (Thinking-for-speaking ou TFS), les locuteurs de
langues différentes n’organiseraient pas leur pensée de la même manière lors de la préparation
mentale de leurs productions. L’objectif de cet article est de proposer une discussion critique
des travaux effectués dans le paradigme du TFS, à partir des principes de base établis par ce
cadre théorique. Nous montrons que, malgré les avancées importantes qu’a apportées l’étude
des différences inter-langues dans l’organisation du discours, les travaux examinant réellement
les aspects cognitifs de la production de la parole sont encore très rares. A partir de ce bilan,
nous montrons l’insuffisance de... (More) - Abstract in French
Selon l’hypothèse du “Penser-pour-parler” (Thinking-for-speaking ou TFS), les locuteurs de
langues différentes n’organiseraient pas leur pensée de la même manière lors de la préparation
mentale de leurs productions. L’objectif de cet article est de proposer une discussion critique
des travaux effectués dans le paradigme du TFS, à partir des principes de base établis par ce
cadre théorique. Nous montrons que, malgré les avancées importantes qu’a apportées l’étude
des différences inter-langues dans l’organisation du discours, les travaux examinant réellement
les aspects cognitifs de la production de la parole sont encore très rares. A partir de ce bilan,
nous montrons l’insuffisance de nos connaissances concernant les processus cognitifs qui ac-
compagnent la production pendant l’utilisation et l’acquisition du langage. Hormis l’analyse
de l’organisation discursive, nous concluons que d’autres méthodologies sont nécessaires afin
d’obtenir une vision plus globale des processus cognitifs présidant à la production du langage et
des implications qui en émergent. (Less)
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- Athanasopoulos, Panos LU and Bylund, Emanuel
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- 2013
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- Thinking-for-speaking, conceptualisation, linguistic relativity
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- LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition
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- 4
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- 1
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- 10 pages
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- John Benjamins Publishing Company
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- 1879-7865
- DOI
- 10.1075/lia.4.1.05ath
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- English
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