A5037526402- Design Education and Practice
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Language and cultural evolution
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
- Authorship Attribution and Profiling
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Text Readability and Simplification
- Gender Studies in Language
- Second Language Acquisition and Learning
University of Michigan
2020-2023
Abstract This article argues for a gradient approach to word order, which treats order preferences, both within and across languages, as continuous variable. Word variability should be regarded basic assumption, rather than something exceptional. Although this follows naturally from the emergentist usage-based view of language, we argue that it can beneficial all frameworks linguistic domains, including language acquisition, processing, typology, contact, evolution change, formal approaches....
Abstract: The English pronoun they is currently undergoing a rapid change, in that increasingly being used to refer specific (named) individuals as singular personal pronoun. Although it has been with singular, indefinite antecedent for centuries, relatively new and coincides rising recognition of the fluidity gender identity expression. For many individuals, / them pronouns fit their best. However, such are at high risk misgendered because this usage neither well established grammatically...
In sentence comprehension, negative sentences tend to elicit more processing cost than affirmative sentences. A growing body of work has shown that pragmatic context is an important factor contributes negation comprehension cost. The nature this effect, however, yet be determined. 4 behavioral experiments, the current study assesses 2 possible accounts: expectation-based and informativity-based accounts. Our findings suggest informativity, instead contextual expectation, directly responsible...
This paper argues for a gradient approach to word order, which treats order preferences, both within and across languages, as continuous variable. Word variability should be regarded basic assumption, rather than something exceptional. Although this follows naturally from the emergentist usage-based view of language, we argue that it can beneficial all frameworks linguistic domains, including language acquisition, processing, typology, contact, evolution change, variationist linguistics...
While the use of they as a singular pronoun with an indefinite antecedent has been available for centuries, is increasingly being used to refer specific individuals. Here, we present two experiments investigating factors underlying oral and written production this newer usage. We asked participants create narratives about different individuals varying gender presentation. The presence description containing pronoun—they, she, or he—was also varied. examined role familiarity whose personal...