C03
Real-time register comprehension in adolescent heritage speakers’ languages
C03 continues to investigate the real-time processing of register (mis)matches and semantic verb-argument / grammatical morphosyntactic (in)congruence by means of eye-tracking studies. A central project goal is to integrate C03’s observed findings of Phase I and Phase II into an extant language processing model. Additionally, we take into account comprehender background factors – such as age, Russian heritage language and proficiency – both in our experiments and by implementing them in the model.
You can check out the podcast episode with Katja Maquate, Valentina Pescuma, and Kateryna Iefremenko from the C03 project here:
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Project in Phase I
Project Title for Phase I
Situation-register congruence meets morphosyntax and verb-argument violations: Real-time and post-sentence comprehension
Project Description for Phase I
C03 assesses the (representational and procedural) similarities and differences in comprehenders’ processing of standard-language grammar compared with register. It asks whether one can parsimoniously assume a single mechanism and closely-linked mental representations or whether one must model standard-language and register processing via distinct mental representations and/or mechanisms. Using eye-tracking and EEG, the project investigates whether comprehenders draw on a single conceptual store (usage-based) for a word’s standard and colloquial versions (e.g. “Schuhe” and “Latschen” respectively) or whether these are represented in distinct lexical assemblies and/or processed via distinct mechanisms.
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- Mishra, Shivanjali (2020) Processing of register variants in comparison with verb morphosyntax in native German speakers – Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Pia Knoeferle & Dr. Frank Burchert (Uni Potsdam)
- Pleșca, Ana-Maria (2021) Exploring the interplay between register and verb-argument structure across situation-formality contexts – Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Pia Knoeferle & Dr. Katja Maquate
- Reul, Guendalina (2022) The (in)dependencies of situational register and grammatical relations: An eye tracking study about the differences and similarities between the processing of situational register and verb-argument congruence in 32-45-year-old adults – Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Pia Knoeferle & Dr. Katja Maquate
- Ioannidou-Tsiomou, Angeliki (2023) Through oculi and peepers: An eye-tracking study on the influence of register formality and verb constraints on spoken language comprehension – proposal for didactic intervention – Supervisor: Dr. Katja Maquate
- Wehlitz, Louisa (ongoing) Does slang parallelism affect register processing in real-time? An eye-tracking reading study – Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Pia Knoeferle & Dr. Katja Maquate
- Hölke, Josephine (ongoing) Working title – Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Pia Knoeferle & Dr. Katja Maquate