A5076001093- Language Development and Disorders
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Text Readability and Simplification
- Digital Communication and Language
- Inclusive Education and Diversity
- Gender Studies in Language
- Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
- Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Speech and dialogue systems
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Language and cultural evolution
- Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
- Digital Storytelling and Education
- Speech Recognition and Synthesis
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
- linguistics and terminology studies
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
2023-2025
Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate
2023
University of Zagreb
2020-2022
How do comprehenders process negative statements such as The fish is not jumping out of the water? Opinions vary. Some argue for two steps, namely that processing starts off with representation positive/illusory [fish water] and then shifts to (f)actual. To test this idea, we measured fixations on factual (fish jumping) versus illusory during auditory negation affirmation. We tested speakers English (single-cued negation) Croatian (double-cued focused anticipatory in absence pictures...
Abstract Children’s acquisition of variation in the target language depends on a number factors not yet well understood. This study probes morphological two unrelated languages, Croatian (Slavic) and Estonian (Finnic), focussing parallel forms lexeme expressing single grammatical category (a phenomenon known as overabundance). We conducted cross-linguistic elicitation experiment with 140 monolingual, typically developing children aged 3;0 to 6;11 (80 learning Croatian, 60 Estonian). elicited...
Is negation more difficult to process than affirmation? If it is, does processing in a second language (L2) compound the difficulty compared first (L1)? This article addresses issues of difficulties different types L1 and L2 by looking at differences ways which comprehenders anticipate upcoming visual information during sentence processing. Using blank-screen paradigm, we recorded eye fixations Croatian native speakers learners English while they were anticipating matching or mismatching...
Abstract The current study aimed to investigate age-related differences in narrative abilities at the macrostructural and microstructural levels examine which aspects explain macrostructure ages six eight. Oral narratives were elicited from 89 Croatian monolingual children using Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN). At level, measure of lexical diversity D, clausal density, mean length clause assessed. Macrostructure was assessed standardized MAIN scoring procedure. We...
Abstract Entrenchment and schematisation are the two most important cognitive processes in language acquisition. In this article, role of processes, operationalised by token type frequency, production overgeneralised verb forms Croatian preschool children is investigated using a parental questionnaire computational simulation The participants were parents aged 3;0–5;11 years ( n = 174). results showed that (93 %) reported parallel use both adult-like forms, suggesting Croatian-speaking have...
A wide range of tools have been used to assess the language proficiency bilingual speakers. The validity and high reliability lexical diversity syntactic complexity measures as instruments for measuring demonstrated in previous studies across different languages. However, relationship between self-assessment two has not yet investigated. present study focused on Italophone speakers, an understudied minority diglossic community Croatia, investigated whether reflect standard Italian...
A successful narration relies on the ability of an individual to express a coherent sequence temporally and causally related events organised around specific theme, this skill typically develops in early preschool age. Narrative coherence can be assessed by sequences or elements story grammar. According causal network model, grammar is viewed as interconnected relationships, including enabling, physical, motivational, psychological relationships. The importance has been recognised many...
Načini povezivanja iskaza u organizaciji složenih nadrečeničnih cjelina plodna su tema brojnih jezikoslovnih istraživanja. Pritom je veći naglasak stavljen na proučavanje konektora i/ili diskursnih oznaka govorenome jeziku jer mnogim istraživanjima utvrđeno kako te jezične jedinice vrlo česte upravo jezičnom modalitetu (primjerice, O’Keeffe, McCarthy i Carter 2007). Ipak, većina hrvatskih jezikoslovaca usmjerila se kohezivnih veza pisanome diskursu, dok nadrečenična sintaksa govorenoga...
Studies on verbal overgeneralization often focus languages with low morphological complexity. The Croatian conjugational system exhibits varying degrees of complexity, and this complexity is not primarily based the number inflectional morphemes, but an elaborate stem changes. During early language development, children face difficult task acquiring system, using overgeneralized forms to overcome its To date, studies have used a corpus-based method retrieve overgeneralizations in child...
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is one of the most common disorders in preschool and school age, it also persists later life. Children with DLD show a range expressive and/or receptive difficulties language, including vocabulary acquisition. The goal this research was to explore differences between persons developmental typical development (TLD) lexical diversity. Earlier focused on spoken discourse younger speakers. In present research, written speakers covering broad age explored....
Govorenje i pisanje dva su modaliteta jezične proizvodnje različitih obilježja koji pružaju različite izražajne mogućnosti te se zasnivaju na različitim jezičnim zakonitostima. Razlike između očituju u uporabi jezičnih sredstava kojima uspostavljaju odnosi nadrečeničnoj razini, to jest konektora ostalih diskursnih oznaka. Dosadašnja istraživanja pokazala da uporaba oznaka razlikuje s obzirom jezični modalitet. Mnogi oblici upotrebljavaju pisanome govorenome modalitetu, ali funkcijama, dok...
Afazija je stečeni jezični poremećaj koji nastaje uslijed oštećenja jezičnih centara u mozgu. Posljedično afazija pogađa jezičnu proizvodnju i razumijevanje na svim razinama. U novije vrijeme sve veći interes za analizu načina osobe s afazijom (OSA) organiziraju više jezične razine kao što diskurs. Proizvodnja diskursa podrazumijeva sposobnost uspostavljanja veza uporabom kohezivnih sredstava. Poznato da OSA imaju teškoća uspostavljanju kohezije, no ta su istraživanja malobrojna, osobito...
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Narration requires the appropriate use of reference, which can be particularly challenging in stories with many characters or same gender, especially for people language disorders such as aphasia. The listener-based approach and discourse-based make different predictions about referential choice cognitively demanding situations. In this study, we investigated narrative discourse persons aphasia (PwA; n = 17) typical speakers (TS; by observing reference through introduction, maintenance...