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How Spanish speakers express norms using generic person markers
Language is one powerful vehicle for transmitting norms—a universal feature of society. In English, people use “you” generically (e.g., “You win some you lose some”) to express and interpret norms. Here, we examine how norms are conveyed and interpreted in Spanish, a language that—unlike English—has...
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author | Salvador, Cristina E. Orvell, Ariana Kross, Ethan Gelman, Susan A. |
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description | Language is one powerful vehicle for transmitting norms—a universal feature of society. In English, people use “you” generically (e.g., “You win some you lose some”) to express and interpret norms. Here, we examine how norms are conveyed and interpreted in Spanish, a language that—unlike English—has two forms of you (i.e., formal, informal), distinct generic person markers, and pro-drop, allowing for an examination of underlying conceptual tendencies in how the structure of language facilitates the transmission of norms. In Study 1a-b (N = 838) Spanish speakers used informal generic-you and the generic person marker “se” (but not formal-you) to express norms (vs. preferences). In Study 2 (N = 300), formal you, informal you, and impersonal “se” had persuasive force over personal endorsements (e.g., “I”), informing Spanish speaker’s interpretation of unfamiliar norms. Our findings add to a growing literature on how subtle linguistic shifts reflect and influence cognitive processes. |
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spelling | pubmed-89430812022-03-28 How Spanish speakers express norms using generic person markers Salvador, Cristina E. Orvell, Ariana Kross, Ethan Gelman, Susan A. Sci Rep Article Language is one powerful vehicle for transmitting norms—a universal feature of society. In English, people use “you” generically (e.g., “You win some you lose some”) to express and interpret norms. Here, we examine how norms are conveyed and interpreted in Spanish, a language that—unlike English—has two forms of you (i.e., formal, informal), distinct generic person markers, and pro-drop, allowing for an examination of underlying conceptual tendencies in how the structure of language facilitates the transmission of norms. In Study 1a-b (N = 838) Spanish speakers used informal generic-you and the generic person marker “se” (but not formal-you) to express norms (vs. preferences). In Study 2 (N = 300), formal you, informal you, and impersonal “se” had persuasive force over personal endorsements (e.g., “I”), informing Spanish speaker’s interpretation of unfamiliar norms. Our findings add to a growing literature on how subtle linguistic shifts reflect and influence cognitive processes. Nature Publishing Group UK 2022-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8943081/ /pubmed/35322060 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08675-2 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
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title | How Spanish speakers express norms using generic person markers |
title_full | How Spanish speakers express norms using generic person markers |
title_fullStr | How Spanish speakers express norms using generic person markers |
title_full_unstemmed | How Spanish speakers express norms using generic person markers |
title_short | How Spanish speakers express norms using generic person markers |
title_sort | how spanish speakers express norms using generic person markers |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8943081/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35322060 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08675-2 |
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