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 …
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 …
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 …
When speakers of gendered languages hear determiners, they anticipate nouns that share the determiner's gender. We examined whether beginning L2 learners anticipate upcoming …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
AbstractOne controversial issue in embodied cognition is that lower cognitive abilities (eg perception) influence higher cognitive abilities (eg language). In particular, with regard to …