Abstract
Introduction
Large-scale psycholinguistic norms are getting increasingly common. In the current study, the psycholinguistic norm of a set of 260 action pictures and 350 object pictures designed to fit the Hong Kong culture with modal names, naming response time (RT), ratings of visual complexity, picture-name-agreement and familiarity is reported.
Methods
For each of the two picture sets, a naming experiment and three rating experiments, namely ratings of visual complexity, familiarity, and name-picture-agreement using Likert scales, were conducted. For each of the naming and rating experiments, 40 undergraduate students (gender-balanced, age between 18 to 21 years) reported to have born in Hong Kong and used Cantonese to communicate since kindergarten, were recruited. Each participant was tested individually in a quiet room. For each trial, one of the randomly ordered target pictures was presented and the participant was required to name using Cantonese or give ratings according to prior instructions illustrated with examples. For each picture item, the name used by most participants was identified as the modal name. H value of each picture item, which is an index sensitive to the number and weight of alternative names, was also calculated.
Results
Results of linear regression analyses indicated that for both picture sets, the naming RT was significantly predicted by H-value, familiarity, name-picture-agreement and visual complexity. The total variances (R2) explained by the action-picture model and the object-picture model are 71.7% and 77.4% respectively.
Conclusions
The two sets of pictures were designed to fit the unique cultural background of Hong Kong. They serve as invaluable resources for designing assessments and treatment for clinical purpose. Preliminary results of the naming performance from two patients with aphasia using the two sets of pictures collected indicated possible nouns-verbs dissociation in lexical retrieval in Cantonese (e.g. Law et al., 2015). Theoretical implications will be discussed.
References
Law, S. P., Kong, A. P. H., Lai, L. W. S., & Lai, C. (2015). Effects of context and word class on lexical retrieval in Chinese speakers with anomic aphasia. Aphasiology, 29(1), 81-100.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Departmental General Research Fund of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies [ZZRZ] awarded by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Large-scale psycholinguistic norms are getting increasingly common. In the current study, the psycholinguistic norm of a set of 260 action pictures and 350 object pictures designed to fit the Hong Kong culture with modal names, naming response time (RT), ratings of visual complexity, picture-name-agreement and familiarity is reported.
Methods
For each of the two picture sets, a naming experiment and three rating experiments, namely ratings of visual complexity, familiarity, and name-picture-agreement using Likert scales, were conducted. For each of the naming and rating experiments, 40 undergraduate students (gender-balanced, age between 18 to 21 years) reported to have born in Hong Kong and used Cantonese to communicate since kindergarten, were recruited. Each participant was tested individually in a quiet room. For each trial, one of the randomly ordered target pictures was presented and the participant was required to name using Cantonese or give ratings according to prior instructions illustrated with examples. For each picture item, the name used by most participants was identified as the modal name. H value of each picture item, which is an index sensitive to the number and weight of alternative names, was also calculated.
Results
Results of linear regression analyses indicated that for both picture sets, the naming RT was significantly predicted by H-value, familiarity, name-picture-agreement and visual complexity. The total variances (R2) explained by the action-picture model and the object-picture model are 71.7% and 77.4% respectively.
Conclusions
The two sets of pictures were designed to fit the unique cultural background of Hong Kong. They serve as invaluable resources for designing assessments and treatment for clinical purpose. Preliminary results of the naming performance from two patients with aphasia using the two sets of pictures collected indicated possible nouns-verbs dissociation in lexical retrieval in Cantonese (e.g. Law et al., 2015). Theoretical implications will be discussed.
References
Law, S. P., Kong, A. P. H., Lai, L. W. S., & Lai, C. (2015). Effects of context and word class on lexical retrieval in Chinese speakers with anomic aphasia. Aphasiology, 29(1), 81-100.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Departmental General Research Fund of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies [ZZRZ] awarded by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Not published / presented only - 26 Jun 2025 |
| Event | 20th biennial conference of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association - University of Patras, Patras, Greece Duration: 24 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025 https://logoth.upatras.gr/en/icpla2025/ |
Conference
| Conference | 20th biennial conference of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association |
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| Country/Territory | Greece |
| City | Patras |
| Period | 24/06/25 → 27/06/25 |
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