Kukona, Anuenue ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4377-3057 (2023) Predictive sentence processing at speed: evidence from online mouse cursor tracking. Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 47 (4):e13285. ISSN 0364-0213 (Print), 1551-6709 (Online) (doi:10.1111/cogs.13285)

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Abstract

Three online mouse cursor-tracking experiments investigated predictive sentence processing at speed. Participants viewed visual arrays with objects like a bike and kite while hearing predictive sentences like, “What the man will ride, which is shown on this page, is the bike”, or non-predictive sentences like, “What the man will spot, which is shown on this page, is the bike”. Participants made mouse cursor movements to the bike before hearing the noun “bike” based on the selectional restrictions of the verb “ride”. Compellingly, this effect was observed at speech rates of ~3 (Experiment 1), ~6 (Experiment 2) and ~9 (Experiment 3) syllables per second. While prior research suggests striking limits on prediction, these results highlight temporal dynamics that may impact on comprehenders’ ability to preactivate information when hearing impressively rapid speech. Implications for theories of sentence processing are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	language comprehension; mouse cursor tracking; prediction; semantics; sentence processing; speech rate
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Thinking and Learning Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 10:10
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/41580

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