A5026702487- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Language Development and Disorders
- Categorization, perception, and language
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
Bangor University
2014-2022
Gwynedd Council
2014
Abstract The growing interdisciplinary research field of psycholinguistics is in constant need new and up-to-date tools which will allow researchers to answer complex questions, but also expand on languages other than English, dominates the field. One type such are picture datasets provide naming norms for everyday objects. However, existing databases tend be small terms number items they include, have been normed a limited languages, despite recent boom multilingualism research. In this...
The power of poetry is universally acknowledged, but it debatable whether its appreciation reserved for experts. Here we show that readers with no particular knowledge a traditional form Welsh unconsciously distinguish phrases conforming to complex poetic construction rules from those violate them. We studied the brain response native speakers as they read meaningful sentences ending in word either complied strict rules, violated consonantal repetition, stress pattern, or both these...
Each human language possesses a set of distinctive syntactic rules. Here, we show that balanced Welsh-English bilinguals reading in English unconsciously apply morphosyntactic rule only exists Welsh. The Welsh soft mutation determines whether the initial consonant noun changes based on grammatical context (e.g., feminine cath--"cat" mutates into gath phrase y gath--"the cat"). Using event-related brain potentials, establish nouns artificially mutated according to "goncert" instead "concert")...
Here, we used event-related potentials to test the predictions of two prominent accounts code-switching in bilinguals: The Matrix Language Framework (MLF; Myers-Scotton, 1993) and an application Minimalist Program (MP; Cantone & MacSwan, 2009). We focused on relative order noun with respect adjective mixed Welsh-English nominal constructions given clear contrast between pre- post-nominal position Welsh English. MP would predict that language should determine felicitous word (i.e., English...
Recent studies have revealed remarkable interactions between language and emotion. Here, we show that such influence judgments made regarding cultural information. Balanced Welsh–English bilinguals categorized statements about their native Welsh culture as true or false. Whilst participants positive when they were true, biased towards categorizing them also false, irrespective of the in which read them. Surprisingly, unbiased negative presented Welsh, but showed a reverse bias - sentences...
The extent to which syntactic co-activation occurs during natural reading is currently unknown. Here, we measured the eye movements of Welsh-English bilinguals and English monolinguals as they read sentences. Target words were manipulated create nonwords that consistent or inconsistent with rules Welsh soft mutation (a morphosyntactic process alters initial consonant words). Nonwords only visible in parafoveal preview, a direct fixation triggered presentation normal word. Linear mixed...
Abstract This study investigated the effect of external non-linguistic cues on language selection in bilinguals. Participants viewed photographs and stated which they would speak to individuals those via a button press. These images were manipulated such that (the ‘speak Welsh’ logo, presented form poster or lanyard) present absent. responded faster selected Welsh as their choice more often trials contained cue than was Furthermore, containing lanyard had greater participant performance...