Verb-based prediction during language processing: the case of Dutch and Turkish

Brouwer, Susanne; Özkan, Deniz; Küntay, Ayli̇n C.

doi:10.1017/s0305000918000375

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“…But what happens when some of the cues are late, such as when the verb is in the sentencefinal position? There is some evidence that comes from Dutch (Brouwer et al, 2019) and German (Özge et al, 2022), but these languages exhibit less flexible word order, limited case marking, and obligatory overt arguments. Turkish allows us to disentangle the timing effects of the cues that come later, i.e., when the casemarkings are at the end of the nouns and the verb is sentence-final.…”

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The Next Phase in Heritage Language Studies: Methodological Considerations and Advancements

2024

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The Next Phase in Heritage Language Studies: Methodological Considerations and Advancements

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“…TD children cannot only rapidly recognize words as they unfold over time, but they have also shown to be able to make predictions as to which (morpho)syntactic structure (e.g., Brouwer et al, 2017;Deevy et al, 2017;Lew-Williams & Fernald, 2007;Trueswell & Gleitman, 2004) or lexical item comes next (e.g., Borovsky et al, 2012;Brouwer et al, 2019;Fernald et al, 2008;Mani & Huettig, 2012;Nation et al, 2003). This predictive behavior is seen as one of the mechanisms why language processing is so effortless and accurate.…”

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Word Recognition and Word Prediction in Preschoolers With (a Suspicion of) a Developmental Language Disorder: Evidence From Eye Tracking

Alphen

Brouwer

Davids

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J Speech Lang Hear Res

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Purpose This study compares online word recognition and prediction in preschoolers with (a suspicion of) a developmental language disorder (DLD) and typically developing (TD) controls. Furthermore, it investigates correlations between these measures and the link between online and off-line language scores in the DLD group. Method Using the visual world paradigm, Dutch children ages 3;6 (years;months) with (a suspicion of) DLD ( n = 51) and TD peers ( n = 31) listened to utterances such as, “Kijk, een hoed!” ( Look, a hat! ) in a word recognition task, and sentences such as, “Hé, hij leest gewoon een boek” (literal translation: Hey, he reads just a book ) in a word prediction task, while watching a target and distractor picture. Results Both groups demonstrated a significant word recognition effect that looked similar directly after target onset. However, the DLD group looked longer at the target than the TD group and shifted slower from the distractor to target pictures. Within the DLD group, word recognition was linked to off-line expressive language scores. For word prediction, the DLD group showed a smaller effect and slower shifts from verb onset compared to the TD group. Interestingly, within the DLD group, prediction behavior varied considerably, and was linked to receptive and expressive language scores. Finally, slower shifts in word recognition were related to smaller prediction effects. Conclusions While the groups' word recognition abilities looked similar, and only differed in processing speed and dwell time, the DLD group showed atypical verb-based prediction behavior. This may be due to limitations in their processing capacity and/or their linguistic knowledge, in particular of verb argument structure.

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“…electroencephalography). Children similarly look to relevant stimuli shortly after the onset of linguistic cues, and visual-world experiments have been used with children to study multiple levels of language processing, including phonological (e.g., McMurray et al, 2018;Sekerina & Brooks, 2007), morphological (e.g., Özge et al, 2022;Zhou et al, 2014), syntactic (e.g., Contemori et al, 2018;Snedeker & Trueswell, 2004;Trueswell et al, 1999), semantic (e.g., Borovsky et al, 2012;Brouwer et al, 2019), and pragmatic processing (e.g., Cooper-Cunningham et al, 2020;Huang & Snedeker, 2009;Kampa & Papafragou, 2020).…”

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Assessing two methods of webcam-based eye-tracking for child language research

Kandel,

Snedeker

2024

J. Child Lang.

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We assess the feasibility of conducting web-based eye-tracking experiments with children using two methods of webcam-based eye-tracking: automatic gaze estimation with the WebGazer.js algorithm and hand annotation of gaze direction from recorded webcam videos. Experiment 1 directly compares the two methods in a visual-world language task with five to six year-old children. Experiment 2 more precisely investigates WebGazer.js’ spatiotemporal resolution with four to twelve year-old children in a visual-fixation task. We find that it is possible to conduct web-based eye-tracking experiments with children in both supervised (Experiment 1) and unsupervised (Experiment 2) settings – however, the webcam eye-tracking methods differ in their sensitivity and accuracy. Webcam video annotation is well-suited to detecting fine-grained looking effects relevant to child language researchers. In contrast, WebGazer.js gaze estimates appear noisier and less temporally precise. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method and provide recommendations for researchers conducting child eye-tracking studies online.

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Verb-based prediction during language processing: the case of Dutch and Turkish

Cited by 14 publications

References 41 publications

The Next Phase in Heritage Language Studies: Methodological Considerations and Advancements

The Next Phase in Heritage Language Studies: Methodological Considerations and Advancements

Word Recognition and Word Prediction in Preschoolers With (a Suspicion of) a Developmental Language Disorder: Evidence From Eye Tracking

Assessing two methods of webcam-based eye-tracking for child language research

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