During everyday conversation, listeners rely on several language cues to understand what
is being said. Besides syntax (grammar) and semantics (content), important information is …

Can listeners predict phonological information? Do they use phonological cues for
prediction? Previous studies on prediction have often conouded phonological and …

It is well established that focus plays an important role in facilitating language processing, ie,
focused words are recognised faster and remembered better. In addition, more recent …

ABSTRACT Greek H* and L+ H* contrast, such that the former pitch accent is realized as
high pitch indicating new information, while the latter is realized as a “scooped” rise …

Comprehenders can predict segmental information about upcoming words, but it is not
known whether they predict super-segmental information such as tonal information. This …

Given that my goal with this dissertation is to contribute, first and foremost, to the scientific
understanding of human language use and its underlying pragmatic and cognitive …

A growing number of visual world studies have reported that listeners process prosodic cues
rapidly enough to predict upcoming speech, directing their eyes to a speaker-intended …

In everyday discourse, the way a speaker produces an utterance is often as important as the
content of the message. Therefore, taking into account their manner of delivery is relevant for …

Dans cette thèse, nous adoptons une perspective diagnostique sur l'évaluation de la
compréhension aurale en anglais langue étrangère, ce qui implique, d'une part, une …

Speech prosody, the melodic and rhythmic properties of a language, plays a critical role in
our everyday communication. Researchers have identified unique patterns of prosody that …