Language entails many nested time scales, ranging from the relatively slow scale of cultural
evolution to the rapid scale of individual cognition. The nested, multiscale nature of …

This chapter illustrates nonlinear methods of data analyses for timeseries of reading times,
obtained from a self-paced reading task. We present reading data obtained from adult …

One of the main challenges of writing research has been its generative nature. As a
production task, writing cannot be controlled as easily as other psychological laboratory …

Reading speed is commonly used as an index of reading fluency. However, reading speed
is not a consistent predictor of text comprehension, when speed and comprehension are …

Much evidence suggests complexity in cognitive and motor task performances [Gilden,
2001]. The present study builds upon this work, treating reading of text as a kind of complex …

How does the mind sustain lengthy, continuous performances? Cognitive processes are
continuous, dynamic and adaptive. However, until recently, we didn't have the …

Processes of naturalistic reading and writing are based on complex linguistic input, stretch-
out over time, and rely on an integrated performance of multiple perceptual, cognitive, and …

In this paper, we analyze the fractal structure of long human language records by mapping
large samples of texts onto time series. The particular mapping set up in this work is inspired …

The finding of fractal scaling (FS) in behavioral sequences has raised a debate on whether
FS is a pervasive property of the cognitive system or is the result of specific processes …

A good novel can often elicit from a reader strong sentiments similar to the moods, feelings,
and attitudes depicted in the novel. With the rapid progress in AI, sentiment-based arcs in …