An Agent‐First Preference in a Patient‐First Language During Sentence Comprehension
The language comprehension system preferentially assumes that agents come first during
incremental processing. While this might reflect a biologically fixed bias, shared with other …
incremental processing. While this might reflect a biologically fixed bias, shared with other …
[HTML][HTML] Surprisal from language models can predict ERPs in processing predicate-argument structures only if enriched by an Agent Preference principle
Abstract Language models based on artificial neural networks increasingly capture key
aspects of how humans process sentences. Most notably, model-based surprisals predict …
aspects of how humans process sentences. Most notably, model-based surprisals predict …
Asymmetries in encoding event roles: Evidence from language and cognition
It has long been hypothesized that the linguistic structure of events, including event
participants and their relative prominence, draws on the non-linguistic nature of events and …
participants and their relative prominence, draws on the non-linguistic nature of events and …
Humans and great apes visually track event roles in similar ways
Human language relies on a rich cognitive machinery, partially shared with other animals.
One key mechanism, however, decomposing events into causally linked agent–patient …
One key mechanism, however, decomposing events into causally linked agent–patient …
Experimental research in cross-linguistic psycholinguistics
In recent years, the field of psycholinguistics has seen an increased focus on the study of
typologically diverse languages. Expanding cross-linguistic coverage is critical to tease …
typologically diverse languages. Expanding cross-linguistic coverage is critical to tease …
A universal preference for animate agents in hominids
When conversing, humans instantaneously predict meaning from fragmentary and
ambiguous mspeech, long before utterance completion. They do this by integrating priors …
ambiguous mspeech, long before utterance completion. They do this by integrating priors …
Subject relative clause preference in Basque: ERP evidence
S Zimnukhova, M Santesteban, A Zawiszewski - Brain and Language, 2024 - Elsevier
Subject-object processing within relative clause (RC) attachments exhibits cross-linguistic
asymmetries influenced by various factors, including filler-gap linear or structural distance …
asymmetries influenced by various factors, including filler-gap linear or structural distance …
Primate origins of human event cognition
Human language relies on a rich cognitive machinery, partially shared with other animals.
One key mechanism, decomposing events into causally-linked agent-patient roles, however …
One key mechanism, decomposing events into causally-linked agent-patient roles, however …
Lexical and perceptual biases in speakers' syntactic choices
A Myachykov, C Scheepers - Discourse Processes, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Russell Tomlin's groundbreaking work laid a foundation for the explorations of the interplay
between linguistic and nonlinguistic factors determining structural choice during sentence …
between linguistic and nonlinguistic factors determining structural choice during sentence …
Conceptualisation of event roles in L1 and L2 by Japanese learners of English: a cross-linguistic comparison of perspectives of event construal
J Qu, K Miwa - Cognitive Linguistics, 2024 - degruyter.com
Events can be perceived from different perspectives. Langacker, Ronald W.(1990.
Subjectification. Cognitive Linguistics 1. 5–38) typologically categorised the perspectives in …
Subjectification. Cognitive Linguistics 1. 5–38) typologically categorised the perspectives in …