Abstract：
Body-object interaction (BOI) measures the ease with which the human body can interact with the concept represented by a word. This research focuses on two main objectives: first, to establish French norms for the psycholinguistic variable BOI, and second, to investigate the contribution of BOI to language processing in French. We collected BOI ratings for 3600 French nouns from participants through an online platform. The inter- and intrastudy reliability of these new ratings indicate that the ratings are robust. We then aimed to determine the role of BOI in word recognition. A hierarchical regression analysis was conducted using lexical decision reaction times (RTs) as the dependent variable. BOI was found to be a significant predictor of lexical decision latencies, beyond the contribution of word length, frequency, orthographic distinctiveness, and imageability. Contrary to previous findings in English, higher BOI values were associated with longer RTs in French, indicating an inhibitory effect of BOI on French word processing. Methodological differences may account for this divergent result. Taken together, the results of this study show the independent contribution of BOI to word recognition in French. This supports the notion that sensorimotor information is a crucial component of language processing. By providing a reliable and sizable BOI database for French nouns, we offer a valuable resource for psycholinguistic and language processing research. This research underscores the complex relationship between language, cognition, and sensorimotor experiences, advancing our comprehension of language processing mechanisms.
摘要：
身体-物体交互（BOI）衡量人体与单词所表示的概念进行交互的难易程度。本研究主要关注两个目标:第一,为心理语言学变量BOI建立法语规范，第二,调查BOI对法语语言处理的贡献。我们通过在线平台从参与者那里收集了3600个法语名词的BOI评级。这些新评级的研究间和内部可靠性表明评级是稳健的。然后，我们旨在确定BOI在单词识别中的作用。以词汇决策反应时间(RTs)为因变量进行层次回归分析。BOI被发现是词汇决策延迟的重要预测因子，除了单词长度的贡献，频率,正交独特性，和可成像性。与以前的英语发现相反，较高的BOI值与法语中较长的RTs相关，表明BOI对法语文字处理有抑制作用。方法上的差异可能是造成这种不同结果的原因。一起来看,这项研究的结果表明了BOI对法语单词识别的独立贡献。这支持了感觉运动信息是语言处理的重要组成部分的概念。通过为法语名词提供可靠且相当大的BOI数据库，我们为心理语言学和语言加工研究提供了宝贵的资源。这项研究强调了语言之间的复杂关系，认知，和感觉运动体验，推进我们对语言处理机制的理解。
