The problematic concept of native speaker in psycholinguistics: Replacing vague and harmful terminology with inclusive and accurate measures
Though the term NATIVE SPEAKER/SIGNER is frequently used in language research, it is
inconsistently conceptualized. Factors, such as age, order, and context of acquisition, in …
inconsistently conceptualized. Factors, such as age, order, and context of acquisition, in …
Literacy can enhance syntactic prediction in spoken language processing.
S Favier, AS Meyer, F Huettig - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Language comprehenders can use syntactic cues to generate predictions online
about upcoming language. Previous research with reading-impaired adults and healthy, low …
about upcoming language. Previous research with reading-impaired adults and healthy, low …
The frequency of referential patterns guides pronoun comprehension.
ED Johnson, JE Arnold - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
There is extensive evidence that people are sensitive to the statistical patterns of linguistic
elements at the phonological, lexical, and syntactic levels. However, much less is known …
elements at the phonological, lexical, and syntactic levels. However, much less is known …
Individual differences in print exposure predict use of implicit causality in pronoun comprehension and referential prediction
In three experiments, we measured individual patterns of pronoun comprehension
(Experiments 1 and 2) and referential prediction (Experiment 3) in implicit causality (IC) …
(Experiments 1 and 2) and referential prediction (Experiment 3) in implicit causality (IC) …
Age-related differences in understanding pronominal reference in sentence comprehension: An electrophysiological investigation.
This study aimed to investigate how age affects the ability to comprehend sentence
meaning, specifically how individuals resolve pronouns to their corresponding nouns. The …
meaning, specifically how individuals resolve pronouns to their corresponding nouns. The …
Long-term written language experience affects grammaticality judgements and usage but not priming of spoken sentences
S Favier, F Huettig - Quarterly Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
“Book language” offers a richer linguistic experience than typical conversational speech in
terms of its syntactic properties. Here, we investigated the role of long-term syntactic …
terms of its syntactic properties. Here, we investigated the role of long-term syntactic …
The influence of focus marking on pronoun resolution in dialogue context
Using visual world eye-tracking, we examined whether adults (N= 58) and children (N= 37;
3; 1–6; 3) use linguistic focussing devices to help resolve ambiguous pronouns. Participants …
3; 1–6; 3) use linguistic focussing devices to help resolve ambiguous pronouns. Participants …