[HTML][HTML] On the scope of presupposition in discourse reading comprehension

Q Yang, X Jiang - Acta Psychologica, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract referential relationships can be communicated through presupposition. The
presupposition trigger (also) in Jiayan also bought eggs exerts a pragmatic constraint that …

Does the character-based dimension of stories impact narrative processing? An event-related potentials (ERPs) study

A Chiera, I Adornetti, D Altavilla, A Acciai… - Cognitive …, 2022 - Springer
This event-related potentials (ERPs) study investigated online processes of integration of
information relating to characters in narrative comprehension. The final sample included …

How working memory capacity modulates the time course of semantic integration at sentence and discourse level

X Yang, X Zhang, Y Zhang, Q Zhang, XQ Li - Neuropsychologia, 2020 - Elsevier
During comprehension, language users not only immediately integrate information from
local sentence context, but also information from global discourse context for full …

How context features modulate the involvement of the working memory system during discourse comprehension

X Yang, X Zhang, Y Yang, N Lin - Neuropsychologia, 2018 - Elsevier
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we investigated the effects of context
features on the involvement of the working memory (WM) system during discourse …

Importance conveyed in different ways: Effects of hierarchy and focus

Y Wu, X Yang, Y Yang - Journal of Neurolinguistics, 2018 - Elsevier
In a continuous discourse, the importance of information can be conveyed both implicitly and
explicitly. Global discourse hierarchy can convey importance implicitly, such that information …

Prediction differs at sentence and discourse level: An event-related potential study

R Chang, X Yang, Y Yang - Applied Psycholinguistics, 2020 - cambridge.org
This study used event-related potentials (ERPs) to investigate how predicting upcoming
words differ when contextual information used to generate the prediction is from the …

Development, reliability, and validity of the oral reading assessment for Mandarin-speaking children with hearing loss

YC Hung, YC Chan - Deafness & Education International, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Unlike their peers with typical hearing, reading and speech challenges observed among
children with hearing loss may not only be caused by developmental issues but also hearing …

Expecting the Unexpected: Examining the Interplay between World Knowledge and Context in Unconstraining Counterfactual Scenarios

C Jiang, R Filik - Available at SSRN 4570538 - papers.ssrn.com
Communication frequently involves discussions about real-world implausible events,
leading to conflicts between general world knowledge and contextual information. Since …

Word Surprisal effect on Cognitive Processes During Reading: An EEG and Eye-Tracking Study

L Borgogno - 2024 - fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl
This paper investigates the brain's prediction mechanisms in natural language pro-cessing
by examining how word surprisal affects cognitive processes during naturalistic reading …

Processing good-fit anomalies is modulated by contextual accessibility during discourse comprehension: ERP evidence

R Chang, X Yang, Y Yang - Language, Cognition and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Using event-related potentials (ERPs), we investigated whether processing good-fit
anomalies is modulated by contextual accessibility during discourse comprehension. Five …