Neural signatures of second language learning and control

J Bartolotti, K Bradley, AE Hernandez, V Marian - Neuropsychologia, 2017 - Elsevier
Experience with multiple languages has unique effects on cortical structure and information
processing. Differences in gray matter density and patterns of cortical activation are …

The effects on children's literacy skills of reading e-books with different features: Are 'bells and whistles' over-rated?

A Karemaker, F Jelley, C Clancy, K Sylva - International Journal of Child …, 2017 - Elsevier
Children's literacy skills in schools and at home are widely supported by technologies
designed to advance their development. Surprisingly, the unique effects of specific interface …

Language in context: Characterizing the comprehension of referential expressions with MEG

C Brodbeck, L Pylkkänen - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
A critical component of comprehending language in context is identifying the entities that
individual linguistic expressions refer to. While previous research has shown that language …

Effects of disfluency in online interpretation of deception

JE Loy, H Rohde, M Corley - Cognitive Science, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A speaker's manner of delivery of an utterance can affect a listener's pragmatic interpretation
of the message. Disfluencies (such as filled pauses) influence a listener's off‐line …

Word forms-not just their lengths-are optimized for efficient communication

SC Meylan, TL Griffiths - arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.01694, 2017 - arxiv.org
The inverse relationship between the length of a word and the frequency of its use, first
identified by GK Zipf in 1935, is a classic empirical law that holds across a wide range of …

[PDF][PDF] Processing context-sensitive expressions: The case of gradable adjectives and numerals

H Aparicio Terrasa - 2017 - knowledge.uchicago.edu
Both relative adjectives like big and absolute adjectives like empty are sensitive to the non-
linguistic context: in the former case, the context determines how much size is required to …

Situated natural language interaction in uncertain and open worlds

T Williams - AI Matters, 2017 - dl.acm.org
As intelligent robots become integrated into society, it becomes important for them to be
capable of natural, human-like human-robot interaction (HRI). While there has been some …

The Effect of Questions on Suspects' Perception of Evidence in Investigative Interviews: What Can We Infer from the Basic Literature?

L Brimbal, M Hartwig… - Polygraph & Credibility …, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
This review presents new ways to conceptualize and investigate how the questions an
interviewer asks during a custodial interview can affect a suspect's thought processes. A …

O papel do conhecimento de eventos no processamento de sentenças isoladas

MC Godoy, CB Vieira, GL Andrade… - …, 2017 - revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br
O presente artigo tem como objetivo investigar o papel do conhecimento de eventos no
processamento linguístico. Evidências empíricas obtidas através de estudos em …

[图书][B] Social presence in an online cohort

M Barnett-Allen - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Social presence in online learning has become significant in discussion in higher education.
The current study was designed to reveal more fully the student perception of social …