动词速度影响时间感知，快动词让人感觉时间飞逝，慢动词则显得拖沓。
The influence of motion features in temporal perception
- 用快慢动词描述动作，能改变人们对时间流逝的主观感受。
- 快动词（如飞、疾驰）关联积极情绪和主动感，慢动词（如爬、拖）引发消极体验。
- 在比喻性时间表达中，动词的选择比路径词更能传递情感和体验。
本文通过四项互补研究，探讨方式动词在塑造主观时间感知与情感共鸣中的作用。研究发现，快速动词（如fly、zoom）会引发动态、吸引人的时空体验，常与积极情绪和更高自主性相关；而缓慢动词（如crawl、drag）则传达被动、单调与负面情绪，反映时间的枯燥或受限感。这些效应在比喻性语境中尤为显著，方式动词超越字面意义，承载情感与体验的细微差别。参与者在情感强烈的时态表达中更偏好方式动词而非路径动词（如go、pass），因其更能捕捉时间的主观质感。研究揭示语言、运动与情感在时间感知中的相互作用，说明语言框架如何影响人们对时间的主观体验。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This paper examines the role of manner-of-motion verbs in shaping subjective temporal perception and emotional resonance. Through four complementary studies, we explore how these verbs influence the conceptualization of time, examining their use in literal and metaphorical (temporal) contexts. Our findings reveal that faster verbs (e.g., fly, zoom) evoke dynamic and engaging temporal experiences, often linked to positive emotions and greater agency. In contrast, slower verbs (e.g., crawl, drag) convey passivity, monotony, and negative emotions, reflecting tedious or constrained experiences of time. These effects are amplified in metaphorical contexts, where manner verbs encode emotional and experiential nuances that transcend their literal meanings. We also find that participants prefer manner verbs over path verbs (e.g., go, pass) in emotionally charged temporal contexts, as manner verbs capture the experiential and emotional qualities of time more effectively. These findings highlight the interplay between language, motion, and emotion in shaping temporal perception, offering insights into how linguistic framing influences subjective experiences of time.
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