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How language production shapes language form and comprehension [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 Language production processes can provide insight into how language comprehension works and language typology—why languages tend to have certain characteristics more often than others.
Maryellen C MacDonald
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Linking Context to Language Switching: Effects of Background Noise on Bilingual Language Comprehension [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesIn the present study, we set out to examine the effect of background noise on bilingual language comprehension between a person’s first language (L1) and second language (L2).
Lu Jiao +4 more
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Three mechanisms of language comprehension are revealed through cluster analysis of individuals with language deficits [PDF]
npj Science of LearningAnalysis of linguistic abilities that are concurrently impaired in individuals with language deficits allows identification of a shared underlying mechanism.
Andrey Vyshedskiy +3 more
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Oral language comprehension of young adults with low-level reading comprehension [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Significant difficulties in reading comprehension, despite attendance of compulsory schooling, are a worldwide phenomenon. While previous research on adults with low literacy skills focused primarily on their reading ability, less is known about their ...
Irit Bar-Kochva +7 more
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Are there distinct levels of language comprehension in autistic individuals – cluster analysis [PDF]
npj Mental Health ResearchAutism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by deficits in social communication. We assessed 14-language comprehension abilities in 31,845 autistic individuals 4 to 21 years of age using parent-generated reports.
Andrey Vyshedskiy +2 more
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Predictive language comprehension in Parkinson's disease. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Language impairment in Parkinson’s disease (PD) may be attributable to motor and action/event knowledge deficits. We predicted that cognitively intact PD participants would be impaired in anticipating objects in sentences from event-based thematic fit information.
Aveni K +9 more
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Importance of language for children’s theory of mind: Comparison of verbal and nonverbal theory of mind tasks [PDF]
Psihologija, 2021 The ability to attribute mental states to oneself and others, known as the theory of mind (ToM), has been widely researched over the past 40 years, along with its relation to language comprehension.
Šimleša Sanja +3 more
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Imitation Improves Language Comprehension [PDF]
Psychological Science, 2010 Humans imitate each other during social interaction. This imitative behavior streamlines social interaction and aids in learning to replicate actions. However, the effect of imitation on action comprehension is unclear. This study investigated whether vocal imitation of an unfamiliar accent improved spoken-language comprehension.
Adank, Patti +2 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 The present study tests a section of the DIET (direct and indirect effects model of text comprehension; Kim, 2017) model and focuses on the relations between early language skills, various facets of mental state understanding, and text comprehension.
Susanne Ebert
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English Review: Journal of English Education, 2020 Language exposure and learning motivation are two of the most essential aspects in learning any language. In English language acquisition, the development of these two components facilitates the development of other language skills, such as reading ...
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