Mental Simulation in L2 Processing of English Prepositional Phrases

M Wang, H Zhao - Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the …, 2023 - escholarship.org
Embodied simulation hypothesis supposes that language processing involves the activation
of perceptual-motor systems to recreate the described scene (Bergen, 2012, 2019). The …

Are schematic diagrams valid visual representations of concepts? Evidence from mental imagery in online processing of English prepositions

M Wang, H Zhao - Language and Cognition, 2024 - cambridge.org
Embodied imagery hypothesis proposes the activation of perceptual-motor systems during
language processing. Previous studies primarily used concrete visual stimuli to investigate …

Revisiting mental simulation in language comprehension: Six replication attempts

RA Zwaan, D Pecher - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The notion of language comprehension as mental simulation has become popular in
cognitive science. We revisit some of the original empirical evidence for this. Specifically, we …

Schematic diagrams in second language learning of English prepositions: A behavioral and event-related potential study

H Zhao, S Huang, Y Zhou, R Wang - Studies in Second Language …, 2020 - cambridge.org
In the current study of applied cognitive linguistics (CL), schematic diagrams that represent
generalizations of physical-spatial experience were applied in a computer-based tutor that …

Investigating prediction in L2 morpho-syntax: A visual world study

T Liburd - 2014 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
When speakers of gendered languages hear determiners, they anticipate nouns that share
the determiner's gender. We examined whether beginning L2 learners anticipate upcoming …

Automatic perceptual simulation of first language meanings during second language sentence processing in bilinguals

N Vukovic, JN Williams - Acta psychologica, 2014 - Elsevier
Research supports the claim that, when understanding language, people perform mental
simulation using those parts of the brain which support sensation, action, and emotion. A …

The role of mental simulation in language comprehension

J Yang, H Shu - Psychological science, 2011 - researchers.mq.edu.au
The mechanism of language comprehension is a fundamental issue in the psychological
field. The amodal theory hypothesizes that semantic knowledge is represented in the human …

Mental simulation of object orientation and size: A conceptual replication with second language learners

D Koster, T Cadierno… - Journal of the …, 2019 - portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk
Previous research suggests that native (L1) speakers employ “mental simulations” for
language comprehension. Empirical work shows that intrinsic object properties (shape, size …

Mental simulation of colour properties during language comprehension: influence of context and comprehension stages

D Liu, L Wang, Y Han - Cognitive Processing, 2024 - Springer
Many studies have shown that mental simulation may occur during language
comprehension. Supporting evidence is derived from the matching effects in the sentence …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing the ability of perceptual simulation in children with developmental dyslexia and typical children: An embodied cognition view

M Tabiee, A Khormaee, M Nami, A Moloodi - Journal of Researches in …, 2021 - jrl.ui.ac.ir
AbstractOne controversial issue in embodied cognition is that lower cognitive abilities (eg
perception) influence higher cognitive abilities (eg language). In particular, with regard to …