Planning utterances across languages
Zusammenfassung der Projektergebnisse
How and how much of their speech do speakers plan ahead? Answering this issue is fundamental to model the cognitive processes underlying language production, to guide research and applications in second language learning, or to better understand language disorders. The present project capitalized on phonological and grammatical constraints on word pronunciation combined with well-established paradigms in the field to examine how language-specific constraints impact the scope and time course of advanc planning. The first two studies did no offer evidence for or against the claim that languages differ in the scope of advance planning or that speakers plan incrementally unless constraints on pronunciation (accommodation, agreement) force them to do so. Additional studies are necessary to determine whether the lack of difference reflects a true absence of difference. The third study provided the first direct experimental evidence showing that experimental effects indeed differ between Germanic/Slavic languages and Romance languages. It further provided estimates of these differences and of their variability. The present project did not allow refining existing models of utterance planning but rather highlighted the fragility of previous theoretical claims, the lack of support from empirical evidence, the limited power of existing studies, and the limitations of existing paradigms, measurements and analyses. The knowledge gained with this project leads to several concrete proposals to move the field forward, and provides useful estimates to guide future research.
Projektbezogene Publikationen (Auswahl)
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Do phonological dependencies affect the scope of phonological advance planning? AMLAP conference, 3-5 Sept. (On-line)
Van den Hoven, E., Alario, F.-X. & Bürki, A.
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Behavioral and Brain Responses Highlight the Role of Usage in the Preparation of Multiword Utterances for Production. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 33(11), 2231-2264.
Jeong, Hyein; van den Hoven, Emiel; Madec, Sylvain & Bürki, Audrey
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Using eye-tracking to gauge the effect of phonological dependencies on planning. DGfS 2021 Workshop "Eye-tracking and language production”, 23-26 Feb., Freiburg.
Van den Hoven, E., Alario, F.-X. & Bürki, A.
