Quantity inferences in conditionals: a pilot experimental study.
Zevakhina, N.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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@inproceedings{zevakhina_quantity_2020,
title = {Quantity inferences in conditionals: a pilot experimental study},
isbn = {9786188458512},
shorttitle = {Quantity inferences in conditionals},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0058_000473.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0058/000473},
abstract = {Relying upon Fillenbaum (1975), the paper reports on a more systematic experimental study of the role of the following factors (and levels) in the derivation of Conditional Perfection: negation (no negation, negation in an antecedent, negation in a consequent, negation both in an antecedent and a consequent), order of two clauses of a conditional sentence (if p, q; q, if p), and face vs. non-face speech acts (promises, threats vs. causals, temporals and contingent universals).},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Zevakhina, Natalia},
year = {2020},
}
Relying upon Fillenbaum (1975), the paper reports on a more systematic experimental study of the role of the following factors (and levels) in the derivation of Conditional Perfection: negation (no negation, negation in an antecedent, negation in a consequent, negation both in an antecedent and a consequent), order of two clauses of a conditional sentence (if p, q; q, if p), and face vs. non-face speech acts (promises, threats vs. causals, temporals and contingent universals).
Individual differences in Mandarin focus production.
Yang, Y.; and Chen, S.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{yang_individual_2020,
title = {Individual differences in {Mandarin} focus production},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0057_000472.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0057/000472},
abstract = {This paper investigated whether and how individual speakers of Mandarin Chinese (Mandarin) mark prosodic focus (broad focus vs verb focus) differently in their production, and tested focus effects on mean F0, duration and intensity. The findings indicated the role of the three acoustic cues in Mandarin focus marking at both the group and individual levels. Meanwhile, the individual data showed great variations among speakers in terms of the extent to which the cues were employed. It is proposed that the dynamics of acoustic cues should be considered in future studies and caution should be taken when selecting stimuli for focus perception studies.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Yang, Yike and Chen, Si},
year = {2020},
}
This paper investigated whether and how individual speakers of Mandarin Chinese (Mandarin) mark prosodic focus (broad focus vs verb focus) differently in their production, and tested focus effects on mean F0, duration and intensity. The findings indicated the role of the three acoustic cues in Mandarin focus marking at both the group and individual levels. Meanwhile, the individual data showed great variations among speakers in terms of the extent to which the cues were employed. It is proposed that the dynamics of acoustic cues should be considered in future studies and caution should be taken when selecting stimuli for focus perception studies.
L1 Russian L2 Chinese speakers’ acquisition of the Chinese conjunction hé.
Yan, X.; Peng, L.; and Yan, S.
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Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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link
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@inproceedings{yan_l1_2020,
title = {L1 {Russian} {L2} {Chinese} speakers’ acquisition of the {Chinese} conjunction hé},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0056_000471.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0056/000471},
abstract = {From the perspective of features, this paper conducts an empirical study to examine L1 Russian L2 Chinese Speakers’ acquisition of the Chinese conjunction hé. Specifically, the result shows that the vitality of an extraneous feature decreases until learners’ language proficiency reaches an intermediate level. Eventually, it is difficult for learners to remove this extraneous feature. It suggests that this feature becomes dormant.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Yan, Xin and Peng, Lemei and Yan, Shanshan},
year = {2020},
}
From the perspective of features, this paper conducts an empirical study to examine L1 Russian L2 Chinese Speakers’ acquisition of the Chinese conjunction hé. Specifically, the result shows that the vitality of an extraneous feature decreases until learners’ language proficiency reaches an intermediate level. Eventually, it is difficult for learners to remove this extraneous feature. It suggests that this feature becomes dormant.
Sentence repetition in German-speaking individuals with Down syndrome.
Witecy, B.; Tolkmit, T.; and Penke, M.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{witecy_sentence_2020,
title = {Sentence repetition in {German}-speaking individuals with {Down} syndrome},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0055_000470.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0055/000470},
abstract = {The present study investigated the morphosyntactic abilities of German-speaking individuals with Down syndrome (DS) employing a sentence repetition task. In addition, a nonword repetition task was used to assess verbal short-term memory. The performance of 16 children/adolescents with DS was compared to that of 10 typically developing (TD) children. Group comparisons as well as the inspection of standard scores that were determined based on nonverbal mental age indicated a significant morphosyntactic impairment in most individuals with DS that could neither be solely attributed to the general cognitive delay nor to the observed deficit in verbal verbal short-term memory. Further qualitative results are presented.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Witecy, Bernadette and Tolkmit, Tatjana and Penke, Martina},
year = {2020},
}
The present study investigated the morphosyntactic abilities of German-speaking individuals with Down syndrome (DS) employing a sentence repetition task. In addition, a nonword repetition task was used to assess verbal short-term memory. The performance of 16 children/adolescents with DS was compared to that of 10 typically developing (TD) children. Group comparisons as well as the inspection of standard scores that were determined based on nonverbal mental age indicated a significant morphosyntactic impairment in most individuals with DS that could neither be solely attributed to the general cognitive delay nor to the observed deficit in verbal verbal short-term memory. Further qualitative results are presented.
L2 vocabulary learning motivation by Chinese EFL learners.
Wang, X.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{wang_l2_2020,
title = {L2 vocabulary learning motivation by {Chinese} {EFL} learners},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0054_000469.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0054/000469},
abstract = {L2 motivation has been proved by a plethora of studies to positively affect various domains of L2 learning, among which L2 vocabulary learning is relatively underexplored in the literature. This study, therefore, explores the characteristics of L2 vocabulary learning motivation by Chinese EFL learners and investigates how motivation relates to self-regulated learning strategies. The study employs a mixedmethod approach with 47 Chinese EFL learners. Two instruments, the motivation questionnaire and the learning strategies questionnaire were employed, and ten participants were interviewed with regard to self-regulated vocabulary learning. The results reveal the instrumentality (i.e. promotion and prevention) of Chinese EFL learners in vocabulary learning, which is related to their learning strategies and selfregulation.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Wang, Xuan},
year = {2020},
}
L2 motivation has been proved by a plethora of studies to positively affect various domains of L2 learning, among which L2 vocabulary learning is relatively underexplored in the literature. This study, therefore, explores the characteristics of L2 vocabulary learning motivation by Chinese EFL learners and investigates how motivation relates to self-regulated learning strategies. The study employs a mixedmethod approach with 47 Chinese EFL learners. Two instruments, the motivation questionnaire and the learning strategies questionnaire were employed, and ten participants were interviewed with regard to self-regulated vocabulary learning. The results reveal the instrumentality (i.e. promotion and prevention) of Chinese EFL learners in vocabulary learning, which is related to their learning strategies and selfregulation.
On the acquisition of Greek free choice items.
Vlachou, E.; Kotopoulis, D.; and Varlokosta, S.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
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abstract
@inproceedings{vlachou_acquisition_2020,
title = {On the acquisition of {Greek} free choice items},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0053_000468.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0053/000468},
abstract = {Children acquire quite late scalar implicatures associated with quantification and have the tendency to interpret existential quantifiers as universals (e.g., Smith, 1980; Noveck, 2001; Papafragou and Musolino, 2003). Free choice Items (FCIS) are also associated with scalar implicatures depending on whether they are full set or subset FCIs (e.g., Vlachou 2012, 2020). This paper presents experimental results showing that 9-, 10- and 11-year-old children and adults perform better on full set than on subset FCIs. It is argued that adults perform better than children in sentences with subset FCIs as the “not-all” pragmatic inference is acquired late. Difficulties in sentences with subset FCIs in adults are due to absence of domain alternatives.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Vlachou, Evangelia and Kotopoulis, Dimitrios and Varlokosta, Spyridoula},
year = {2020},
}
Children acquire quite late scalar implicatures associated with quantification and have the tendency to interpret existential quantifiers as universals (e.g., Smith, 1980; Noveck, 2001; Papafragou and Musolino, 2003). Free choice Items (FCIS) are also associated with scalar implicatures depending on whether they are full set or subset FCIs (e.g., Vlachou 2012, 2020). This paper presents experimental results showing that 9-, 10- and 11-year-old children and adults perform better on full set than on subset FCIs. It is argued that adults perform better than children in sentences with subset FCIs as the “not-all” pragmatic inference is acquired late. Difficulties in sentences with subset FCIs in adults are due to absence of domain alternatives.
Vowel length of Czech trisyllabic words in L1 Russian speakers.
Veroňková, J.; and Gersamia, G.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{veronkova_vowel_2020,
title = {Vowel length of {Czech} trisyllabic words in {L1} {Russian} speakers},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0052_000467.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0052/000467},
abstract = {Languages differ in how vowel length is applied, which can affect the acquisition of a second language. In Czech, the length is phonological. There are practically no restrictions on its occurrence. It is also completely independent of word stress. In Russian, the length of vocals does not have a phonological status but can be an accompanying characteristic in the implementation of a word stress. The subject of the experiment is the perceptual analysis of vocal quantity in Czech as L2 in Russian speakers (8 subjects). The material consists of recordings of a set of trisyllabic words (48 lexemes, 256 items), in which the structure of quantity (8 different patterns) is checked.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Veroňková, Jitka and Gersamia, Giorgi},
year = {2020},
}
Languages differ in how vowel length is applied, which can affect the acquisition of a second language. In Czech, the length is phonological. There are practically no restrictions on its occurrence. It is also completely independent of word stress. In Russian, the length of vocals does not have a phonological status but can be an accompanying characteristic in the implementation of a word stress. The subject of the experiment is the perceptual analysis of vocal quantity in Czech as L2 in Russian speakers (8 subjects). The material consists of recordings of a set of trisyllabic words (48 lexemes, 256 items), in which the structure of quantity (8 different patterns) is checked.
Morphological awareness in L1 and L2 reading skills.
Tsela, V.; Andreou, G.; Liakou, M.; and Baseki, J.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{tsela_morphological_2020,
title = {Morphological awareness in {L1} and {L2} reading skills},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0051_000466.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0051/000466},
abstract = {The present study investigated the effect of morphological awareness on three measures of reading, namely decoding, fluency and comprehension, in Greek as a first language (L1) and in French as a foreign language (L2). Morphological awareness was assessed via two tasks, a verb inflection task and a word production task. The results of this study indicated that the student’s performance in the two morphological tasks was significantly associated with their performance in the reading tasks. Our results support our hypothesis that morphological awareness can be a significant predictor of the high or low performances in decoding, reading fluency and reading comprehension in both L1 and L2 and it plays a critical role in reading efficiency.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Tsela, Vassiliki and Andreou, Georgia and Liakou, Maria and Baseki, Julie},
year = {2020},
}
The present study investigated the effect of morphological awareness on three measures of reading, namely decoding, fluency and comprehension, in Greek as a first language (L1) and in French as a foreign language (L2). Morphological awareness was assessed via two tasks, a verb inflection task and a word production task. The results of this study indicated that the student’s performance in the two morphological tasks was significantly associated with their performance in the reading tasks. Our results support our hypothesis that morphological awareness can be a significant predictor of the high or low performances in decoding, reading fluency and reading comprehension in both L1 and L2 and it plays a critical role in reading efficiency.
Automated speech analysis enables MCI diagnosis.
Themistocleous, C.; Eckerström, M.; and Kokkinakis, D.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{themistocleous_automated_2020,
title = {Automated speech analysis enables {MCI} diagnosis},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0047_000462.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0050/000465},
abstract = {Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a condition characterized by cognitive decline greater than expected for an individual's age and education level. In this study, we are investigating whether acoustic properties of speech production can improve the classification of individuals with MCI from healthy controls augmenting the Mini Mental State Examination, a traditional screening tool, with automatically extracted acoustic information. We found that just one acoustic feature, can improve the AUC score (measuring a trade-off between sensitivity and specificity) from 0.77 to 0.89 in a boosting classification task. These preliminary results suggest that computerized language analysis can improve the accuracy of traditional screening tools.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Themistocleous, Charalambos and Eckerström, Marie and Kokkinakis, Dimitrios},
year = {2020},
}
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a condition characterized by cognitive decline greater than expected for an individual's age and education level. In this study, we are investigating whether acoustic properties of speech production can improve the classification of individuals with MCI from healthy controls augmenting the Mini Mental State Examination, a traditional screening tool, with automatically extracted acoustic information. We found that just one acoustic feature, can improve the AUC score (measuring a trade-off between sensitivity and specificity) from 0.77 to 0.89 in a boosting classification task. These preliminary results suggest that computerized language analysis can improve the accuracy of traditional screening tools.
The intonation of Italian verbless exclamatives.
Sorianello, P.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{sorianello_intonation_2020,
title = {The intonation of {Italian} verbless exclamatives},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0049_000464.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0049/000464},
abstract = {The present study aims to explore the prosodic properties of Italian verbless exclamatives (VEs), particular sentence structures without wh-quantifier and copula. A speech corpus formed by 250 VEs uttered by five subjects of a Southern variety of Italian was analyzed. The experimental results proved that VEs have a marked prosodic structure typically made up by two opposed constituents. The preposed predicative phrase is characterized by a salient intonation contour, while the grammatical subject is marginalized and shows a monotonous f0 pattern. The information structure is fixed too: the predicative constituent carries the new information, thus contrasting with the subject that expresses a given content.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Sorianello, Patrizia},
year = {2020},
}
The present study aims to explore the prosodic properties of Italian verbless exclamatives (VEs), particular sentence structures without wh-quantifier and copula. A speech corpus formed by 250 VEs uttered by five subjects of a Southern variety of Italian was analyzed. The experimental results proved that VEs have a marked prosodic structure typically made up by two opposed constituents. The preposed predicative phrase is characterized by a salient intonation contour, while the grammatical subject is marginalized and shows a monotonous f0 pattern. The information structure is fixed too: the predicative constituent carries the new information, thus contrasting with the subject that expresses a given content.
Academic vocabulary in an English for Academic Purposes course.
Skoufaki, S.; and Petrić, B.
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Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{skoufaki_academic_2020,
title = {Academic vocabulary in an {English} for {Academic} {Purposes} course},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0048_000463.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0048/000463},
abstract = {Academic vocabulary instruction can be beneficial to students in EMI universities since academic vocabulary knowledge predicts performance in academic tasks. With the aim to inform EAP materials design, this study examines the occurrence and repetition of high-frequency academic vocabulary in the printed teaching materials used in a presessional EAP course at a UK university. Findings indicate that even when EAP teachers do not design materials with the intention to include high-frequency AVL lemmas, as indicated from the interviews, they do include many. However, the average repetition rate of academic vocabulary was below 10 occurrences and, hence, unlikely to lead to incidental vocabulary learning. Implications for research and pedagogy are discussed.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Skoufaki, Sophia and Petrić, Bojana},
year = {2020},
}
Academic vocabulary instruction can be beneficial to students in EMI universities since academic vocabulary knowledge predicts performance in academic tasks. With the aim to inform EAP materials design, this study examines the occurrence and repetition of high-frequency academic vocabulary in the printed teaching materials used in a presessional EAP course at a UK university. Findings indicate that even when EAP teachers do not design materials with the intention to include high-frequency AVL lemmas, as indicated from the interviews, they do include many. However, the average repetition rate of academic vocabulary was below 10 occurrences and, hence, unlikely to lead to incidental vocabulary learning. Implications for research and pedagogy are discussed.
Zipf’s law in Toki Pona.
Skotarek, D.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
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abstract
@inproceedings{skotarek_zipfs_2020,
title = {Zipf’s law in {Toki} {Pona}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0047_000462.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0047/000462},
abstract = {Zipf’s Law states that within a given text the frequency of any word is inversely proportional to its rank in the frequency table of the words used in that text. It is a statistical regularity of a power law that occurs ubiquitously in language – so far every language that has been tested was found to display the Zipfian distribution. Toki Pona is an experimental artificial language spoken by hundreds of users. It is extremely minimalistic – its vocabulary consists of mere 120 words. A comparative statistical analysis of two parallel texts in French and Toki Pona showed that even a language of such scarce vocabulary adheres to Zipf’s Law just like natural languages.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Skotarek, Dariusz},
year = {2020},
}
Zipf’s Law states that within a given text the frequency of any word is inversely proportional to its rank in the frequency table of the words used in that text. It is a statistical regularity of a power law that occurs ubiquitously in language – so far every language that has been tested was found to display the Zipfian distribution. Toki Pona is an experimental artificial language spoken by hundreds of users. It is extremely minimalistic – its vocabulary consists of mere 120 words. A comparative statistical analysis of two parallel texts in French and Toki Pona showed that even a language of such scarce vocabulary adheres to Zipf’s Law just like natural languages.
Prosody of focus in statements of the Altai language.
Shestera, E.; Urtegeshev, N.; Selutina, undefined; and Shamrin, A.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{shestera_prosody_2020,
title = {Prosody of focus in statements of the {Altai} language},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0046_000461.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0046/000461},
abstract = {The prosody of verbal word forms in the narrative utterances of the Altai language is under consideration in the article. In this work, in addition to the acoustic analysis in the Praat program, we took into account the subjective perception of native speakers. In the simple statements the intonation declines on the predicate when realizing the topic of the utterance. The focus of the utterance may be expressed by pitch and intensity peak.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Shestera, Elena and Urtegeshev, Nikolay and Selutina,, Iraida and Shamrin, Anton},
year = {2020},
}
The prosody of verbal word forms in the narrative utterances of the Altai language is under consideration in the article. In this work, in addition to the acoustic analysis in the Praat program, we took into account the subjective perception of native speakers. In the simple statements the intonation declines on the predicate when realizing the topic of the utterance. The focus of the utterance may be expressed by pitch and intensity peak.
Experimental testing of the left periphery.
Sequeros-Valle, J.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{sequeros-valle_experimental_2020,
title = {Experimental testing of the left periphery},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0045_000460.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0045/000460},
abstract = {This manuscript presents an empirical description of the left periphery based on the performance of speakers of Castilian Spanish in a corpus analysis, an acceptability judgment task, and a scripted production task. The picture drawn by the three studies look as follows: First, clitic-doubled left dislocations (CLLD) fulfil multiple discourse functions, but the construction is not completely free from discourse restrictions. Second, canonical utterances are also able to fulfil CLLD’s discourse functions. Third, CLLD does not present distinctive intonational patterns depending on the discourse function. Fourth, there is partial evidence that focus fronting (FF) presents an intonational pattern different than that of CLLD. The concluding section of the manuscript calls from a new model of the left periphery.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Sequeros-Valle, Jose},
year = {2020},
}
This manuscript presents an empirical description of the left periphery based on the performance of speakers of Castilian Spanish in a corpus analysis, an acceptability judgment task, and a scripted production task. The picture drawn by the three studies look as follows: First, clitic-doubled left dislocations (CLLD) fulfil multiple discourse functions, but the construction is not completely free from discourse restrictions. Second, canonical utterances are also able to fulfil CLLD’s discourse functions. Third, CLLD does not present distinctive intonational patterns depending on the discourse function. Fourth, there is partial evidence that focus fronting (FF) presents an intonational pattern different than that of CLLD. The concluding section of the manuscript calls from a new model of the left periphery.
Individual differences in processing pseudo-inflected nonwords.
Schwarz, J.; Bozic, M.; and Post, B.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{schwarz_individual_2020,
title = {Individual differences in processing pseudo-inflected nonwords},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0044_000459.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0044/000459},
abstract = {While the role of word stems has received much attention in morphological processing, the effects of inflectional suffixes on lexical access remain unclear. We address this gap as well as the contribution of individual differences on morphological segmentation with a visual priming experiment. Inflected and uninflected nonwords were preceded by a non-linguistic baseline string or the target’s suffix/word-final letters (e.g. XXXXing SMOYING). The results indicate that the suffix length is crucial for morphological effects to surface in visual priming and that morphological processing may be modulated by the individual’s reading profile and vocabulary size. We interpret this as evidence for variable morphemic activation: morphological cues can facilitate visual access when rapid whole-word processing is unavailable. The theoretical implications are discussed.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Schwarz, Julia and Bozic, Mirjana and Post, Brechtje},
year = {2020},
}
While the role of word stems has received much attention in morphological processing, the effects of inflectional suffixes on lexical access remain unclear. We address this gap as well as the contribution of individual differences on morphological segmentation with a visual priming experiment. Inflected and uninflected nonwords were preceded by a non-linguistic baseline string or the target’s suffix/word-final letters (e.g. XXXXing SMOYING). The results indicate that the suffix length is crucial for morphological effects to surface in visual priming and that morphological processing may be modulated by the individual’s reading profile and vocabulary size. We interpret this as evidence for variable morphemic activation: morphological cues can facilitate visual access when rapid whole-word processing is unavailable. The theoretical implications are discussed.
Planning of active and passive voice in German.
Schlenter, J.; Esaulova, Y.; Seidel, E.; and Penke, M.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{schlenter_planning_2020,
title = {Planning of active and passive voice in {German}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0043_000458.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0043/000458},
abstract = {This eye-tracking experiment investigated how morphological case affects German speakers’ descriptions of transitive events, specifically whether explicit case marking modulates speakers’ structural choices. To increase the production of non-canonical structures (passive, patient-initial active), we primed patients in event scenes with a red dot. Subject and object case in German are unambiguously marked on masculine nouns but not on feminine nouns. If explicit case marking requires more structural planning, we should find an effect of gender. For feminine nouns, speakers may start with the cued patient and continue with a passive or a patient-initial active sentence. However, analyses of syntactic choice, speech onset times and eye gaze revealed that gender and thus case marking had no effect on sentence planning},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Schlenter, Judith and Esaulova, Yulia and Seidel, Elyesa and Penke, Martina},
year = {2020},
}
This eye-tracking experiment investigated how morphological case affects German speakers’ descriptions of transitive events, specifically whether explicit case marking modulates speakers’ structural choices. To increase the production of non-canonical structures (passive, patient-initial active), we primed patients in event scenes with a red dot. Subject and object case in German are unambiguously marked on masculine nouns but not on feminine nouns. If explicit case marking requires more structural planning, we should find an effect of gender. For feminine nouns, speakers may start with the cued patient and continue with a passive or a patient-initial active sentence. However, analyses of syntactic choice, speech onset times and eye gaze revealed that gender and thus case marking had no effect on sentence planning
A data-driven caption for L2 listening.
Mirzaei, M.; and Meshgi, K.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{mirzaei_data-driven_2020,
title = {A data-driven caption for {L2} listening},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0042_000457.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0042/000457},
abstract = {Partial and Synchronized Caption (PSC) is a tool that automatically detects difficult segments for the second language (L2) listeners and displays them in the caption while omitting easy-to-recognize cases to reduce cognitive load. Given that the number of words to be shown in this caption is limited, the main challenge lies in selecting and prioritizing difficult words. Since partialization is a classifying task, we made a dataset of labeled words in TED talks (easy vs. difficult) for a target proficiency-level. A deep classifier is trained on this dataset to automate the detection of difficult words/phrases without explicitly extracting word features. This proposed data-driven PSC outperforms its feature-based versions by adopting a selection pattern that is more similar to the annotations, capturing more complicated cases, and minimizing the false positives.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Mirzaei, Maryam and Meshgi, Kourosh},
year = {2020},
}
Partial and Synchronized Caption (PSC) is a tool that automatically detects difficult segments for the second language (L2) listeners and displays them in the caption while omitting easy-to-recognize cases to reduce cognitive load. Given that the number of words to be shown in this caption is limited, the main challenge lies in selecting and prioritizing difficult words. Since partialization is a classifying task, we made a dataset of labeled words in TED talks (easy vs. difficult) for a target proficiency-level. A deep classifier is trained on this dataset to automate the detection of difficult words/phrases without explicitly extracting word features. This proposed data-driven PSC outperforms its feature-based versions by adopting a selection pattern that is more similar to the annotations, capturing more complicated cases, and minimizing the false positives.
Preliminaries to the Tuvan interrogative intonation.
Ryzhikova, T.; Dobrinina, A.; and Plotnikov, I.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{ryzhikova_preliminaries_2020,
title = {Preliminaries to the {Tuvan} interrogative intonation},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0041_000456.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0041/000456},
abstract = {Tuvan is one of the minority Turkic languages of Siberia (RF). Its segmental structure is described quite well, whereas its suprasegmental level has not been studied yet. The purpose of this paper is to give a preliminary description of the Tuvan interrogative intonation. Several topical dialogues were recorded by three Tuvan women, yes/no questions were cut out and their structure and F0 changes were analyzed. The preliminary results show that Tuvan intonation seems to closely correlate with the information structure. The interrogative particle be appears to be pronounced with different F0 movement in accordance with the utterance focus. Generally Tuvan yes/no questions prove to be characterized by inclination of the tone, though the patterns are not as strict as in Altay, for example.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Ryzhikova, Tatiana and Dobrinina, Albina and Plotnikov, Ilia},
year = {2020},
}
Tuvan is one of the minority Turkic languages of Siberia (RF). Its segmental structure is described quite well, whereas its suprasegmental level has not been studied yet. The purpose of this paper is to give a preliminary description of the Tuvan interrogative intonation. Several topical dialogues were recorded by three Tuvan women, yes/no questions were cut out and their structure and F0 changes were analyzed. The preliminary results show that Tuvan intonation seems to closely correlate with the information structure. The interrogative particle be appears to be pronounced with different F0 movement in accordance with the utterance focus. Generally Tuvan yes/no questions prove to be characterized by inclination of the tone, though the patterns are not as strict as in Altay, for example.
Degree of Czech R/L acquisition in L1 Chinese speakers.
Poukarová, P.; and Veroňková, J.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{poukarova_degree_2020,
title = {Degree of {Czech} {R}/{L} acquisition in {L1} {Chinese} speakers},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0040_000455.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0040/000455},
abstract = {This paper is based on the assumption that a successful acquisition of L2 is facilitated when the individual needs of particular students are taken into consideration. Our goal is to screen the perception and production of r- and l-sounds in Chinese students of Czech as L2. The experiment, in which 8 subjects participated, is based on minimal pairs and consists of a listening test (72 items) and recording of read speech (single words and sentences containing target words, 64 items per speaker). Within the set of minimal pairs, the position and the combination of the target sounds are controlled. The procedure was also tested regarding its suitability for the systematic screening of students' skills.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Poukarová, Petra and Veroňková, Jitka},
year = {2020},
}
This paper is based on the assumption that a successful acquisition of L2 is facilitated when the individual needs of particular students are taken into consideration. Our goal is to screen the perception and production of r- and l-sounds in Chinese students of Czech as L2. The experiment, in which 8 subjects participated, is based on minimal pairs and consists of a listening test (72 items) and recording of read speech (single words and sentences containing target words, 64 items per speaker). Within the set of minimal pairs, the position and the combination of the target sounds are controlled. The procedure was also tested regarding its suitability for the systematic screening of students' skills.
Disfluency patterns in the language production system.
Pistono, A.; and Hartsuiker, R. J.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{pistono_disfluency_2020,
title = {Disfluency patterns in the language production system},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0039_000454.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0039/000454},
abstract = {Within the language system, several of the language production levels may be involved in the production of disfluencies. Here, we conducted network task experiments to tackle disfluencies occurring during lexical selection, grammatical selection, and conceptual formulation. We showed that each difficulty induced a different pattern of disfluency. Additionally, multivariate pattern analyses demonstrated that difficulty is predictable from disfluency data patterns.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Pistono, Aurélie and Hartsuiker, Robert J.},
year = {2020},
}
Within the language system, several of the language production levels may be involved in the production of disfluencies. Here, we conducted network task experiments to tackle disfluencies occurring during lexical selection, grammatical selection, and conceptual formulation. We showed that each difficulty induced a different pattern of disfluency. Additionally, multivariate pattern analyses demonstrated that difficulty is predictable from disfluency data patterns.
Answering negative questions in Russian.
Panchenko, Y.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{panchenko_answering_2020,
title = {Answering negative questions in {Russian}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0038_000453.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0038/000453},
abstract = {In colloquial Russian answers “yes” and “no” to negative polar questions can either stand for confirmation or contradiction of the proposition of a question. This paper contains an experimental research of correlation between the choice of “yes” or “no” response particle and the way of expressing negation and the presence of li particle in a question and also of comprehension of the short “yes” answer. The results showed that there are several competing strategies for answering negative polar questions and acceptability judgments of possible answers in Russian, meanwhile the correlation with the presence of li particle in a question was approved.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Panchenko, Yulia},
year = {2020},
}
In colloquial Russian answers “yes” and “no” to negative polar questions can either stand for confirmation or contradiction of the proposition of a question. This paper contains an experimental research of correlation between the choice of “yes” or “no” response particle and the way of expressing negation and the presence of li particle in a question and also of comprehension of the short “yes” answer. The results showed that there are several competing strategies for answering negative polar questions and acceptability judgments of possible answers in Russian, meanwhile the correlation with the presence of li particle in a question was approved.
Difficulties in adjacent vowel length of L1 Russian speakers in Czech.
Palková, Z.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{palkova_difficulties_2020,
title = {Difficulties in adjacent vowel length of {L1} {Russian} speakers in {Czech}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0037_000452.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0037/000452},
abstract = {The sound category of the vowel quantity is applied in the structure of languages in different ways, and its adaptation from one system to another is difficult. The subject of the paper is the difficulties Russian speakers have in the production of Czech texts with more long vowels in a row, i.e., in a situation that does not exist in Russian. Sample of Czech created for the purpose of the experiment and recorded by Russian and Czech native speakers serve as the basis. The success in the realization of quantity in Russian speakers as assessed by Czech native listeners was monitored, and the duration values of short and long vowels and their ratio in the speech of Russian and Czech speakers were compared.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Palková, Zdena},
year = {2020},
}
The sound category of the vowel quantity is applied in the structure of languages in different ways, and its adaptation from one system to another is difficult. The subject of the paper is the difficulties Russian speakers have in the production of Czech texts with more long vowels in a row, i.e., in a situation that does not exist in Russian. Sample of Czech created for the purpose of the experiment and recorded by Russian and Czech native speakers serve as the basis. The success in the realization of quantity in Russian speakers as assessed by Czech native listeners was monitored, and the duration values of short and long vowels and their ratio in the speech of Russian and Czech speakers were compared.
Production of Greek vowels by hearing-impaired children.
Nirgianaki, E.; and Bitzanaki, M.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{nirgianaki_production_2020,
title = {Production of {Greek} vowels by hearing-impaired children},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0036_000451.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0036/000451},
abstract = {The present study investigates the acoustic characteristics of Greek vowels produced by hearing-impaired children with profound prelingual hearing loss and cochlear implants. The results revealed a significant difference between vowels produced by hearingimpaired children and those produced by normal-hearing ones in terms of duration. Stressed vowels were significantly longer than non-stressed for both groups, while F0, F1 and F2 did not differ significantly between the two groups for any vowel, with the exception of /a/, which had significantly higher F1 when produced by hearingimpaired children. Acoustic vowel spaces were similar for the two groups but shifted towards higher frequencies in the low-high dimension and somehow reduced in the front-back dimension for the hearing-impaired group.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Nirgianaki, Elina and Bitzanaki, Maria},
year = {2020},
}
The present study investigates the acoustic characteristics of Greek vowels produced by hearing-impaired children with profound prelingual hearing loss and cochlear implants. The results revealed a significant difference between vowels produced by hearingimpaired children and those produced by normal-hearing ones in terms of duration. Stressed vowels were significantly longer than non-stressed for both groups, while F0, F1 and F2 did not differ significantly between the two groups for any vowel, with the exception of /a/, which had significantly higher F1 when produced by hearingimpaired children. Acoustic vowel spaces were similar for the two groups but shifted towards higher frequencies in the low-high dimension and somehow reduced in the front-back dimension for the hearing-impaired group.
A phonetic comparison of two Irish English varieties.
Nicora, F.; Cenceschi, S.; and Meluzzi, C.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{nicora_phonetic_2020,
title = {A phonetic comparison of two {Irish} {English} varieties},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0035_000450.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0035/000450},
abstract = {This research offers a preliminary survey on vowels and diphthong variation between two Irish English varieties: Galway (GW) and Letterkenny (LK). The results showed only a smaller difference between GW and LK with respect to the monophthongs, whereas a larger difference was found for the MOUTH diphthong. Despite the great amount of literature on English dialects, a phonetic investigation of these specific varieties is still lacking. This study may open the path to further investigations of sociophonetic values and the stereotypes associated with different varieties, in particular those of the northern regions.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Nicora, Francesca and Cenceschi, Sonia and Meluzzi, Chiara},
year = {2020},
}
This research offers a preliminary survey on vowels and diphthong variation between two Irish English varieties: Galway (GW) and Letterkenny (LK). The results showed only a smaller difference between GW and LK with respect to the monophthongs, whereas a larger difference was found for the MOUTH diphthong. Despite the great amount of literature on English dialects, a phonetic investigation of these specific varieties is still lacking. This study may open the path to further investigations of sociophonetic values and the stereotypes associated with different varieties, in particular those of the northern regions.
Perception of word-final inserted vowels and syllabicity in Italian.
Miatto, V.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{miatto_perception_2020,
title = {Perception of word-final inserted vowels and syllabicity in {Italian}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0034_000449.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0034/000449},
abstract = {Perceptual evidence is provided in favour of the non-syllabicity of word-final vocalic elements in consonant-final nonce words in Italian. These are optionally present after words ending in consonants, and their syllabicity status is debatable. In the experiment, speakers listened to stimuli of nonce words presenting variable duration of word-final schwas and judged whether the stimuli were monosyllabic or disyllabic. The results strongly suggest that speakers of Veneto Italian do not phonologically distinguish between nonce words that present a word-final schwa and those that do not. In fact, stimuli were generally judged as monosyllabic. The results of the study support previous research stating that word-final schwas in Italian are non-syllabic, phonetic vowels.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Miatto, Veronica},
year = {2020},
}
Perceptual evidence is provided in favour of the non-syllabicity of word-final vocalic elements in consonant-final nonce words in Italian. These are optionally present after words ending in consonants, and their syllabicity status is debatable. In the experiment, speakers listened to stimuli of nonce words presenting variable duration of word-final schwas and judged whether the stimuli were monosyllabic or disyllabic. The results strongly suggest that speakers of Veneto Italian do not phonologically distinguish between nonce words that present a word-final schwa and those that do not. In fact, stimuli were generally judged as monosyllabic. The results of the study support previous research stating that word-final schwas in Italian are non-syllabic, phonetic vowels.
Using uncertainty for multi-domain text classification.
Meshgi, K.; and Mirzaei, M.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{meshgi_using_2020,
title = {Using uncertainty for multi-domain text classification},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0033_000448.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0033/000448},
abstract = {Multi-domain learning allows for joint feature detection to promote the performance on a learning task. The shared feature space, however, has limited capacity and should include only the most discriminative task-independent features that are useful for all the tasks. To this end, we proposed a global-local task uncertainty measure to monitor the usefulness of features for all tasks, increasing their effectiveness and generalizability while disentangling them from task-specific features that are not helpful for other tasks. Besides, this measure can utilize unlabeled domain data, tapping the vast reserves of unlabeled data to have even better features. An experiment on a multi-domain text classification shows that the proposed method consistently improves the baseline’s performance and improves the knowledge transfer of learned features to unseen data.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Meshgi, Kourosh and Mirzaei, Maryam},
year = {2020},
}
Multi-domain learning allows for joint feature detection to promote the performance on a learning task. The shared feature space, however, has limited capacity and should include only the most discriminative task-independent features that are useful for all the tasks. To this end, we proposed a global-local task uncertainty measure to monitor the usefulness of features for all tasks, increasing their effectiveness and generalizability while disentangling them from task-specific features that are not helpful for other tasks. Besides, this measure can utilize unlabeled domain data, tapping the vast reserves of unlabeled data to have even better features. An experiment on a multi-domain text classification shows that the proposed method consistently improves the baseline’s performance and improves the knowledge transfer of learned features to unseen data.
The production of Italian dental affricates by Portuguese speakers.
Meluzzi, C.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{meluzzi_production_2020,
title = {The production of {Italian} dental affricates by {Portuguese} speakers},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0032_000447.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0032/000447},
abstract = {This work deals with the production of Italian dental affricates /ts dz/ by 2 female Portuguese speakers. Due to the lack of affricates in their L1, the aim was testing whether an affricate articulation and lengthening is preserved across phonological contexts. Through sentence-list reading, it will be shown how the affricate articulation is generally preserved, although /dz/ tends to reduce into a fricative /z/ more than the voiceless /ts/. An intermediate degree of sonority has also been detected together with a peculiar lengthening of the affricate involving only the occlusive part, whereas the fricative remains unvaried. These results may indicate a different phonological status of dental affricates for LS speakers.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Meluzzi, Chiara},
year = {2020},
}
This work deals with the production of Italian dental affricates /ts dz/ by 2 female Portuguese speakers. Due to the lack of affricates in their L1, the aim was testing whether an affricate articulation and lengthening is preserved across phonological contexts. Through sentence-list reading, it will be shown how the affricate articulation is generally preserved, although /dz/ tends to reduce into a fricative /z/ more than the voiceless /ts/. An intermediate degree of sonority has also been detected together with a peculiar lengthening of the affricate involving only the occlusive part, whereas the fricative remains unvaried. These results may indicate a different phonological status of dental affricates for LS speakers.
Practical challenges in polylexical metronome synchronisation.
McCabe, C.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{mccabe_practical_2020,
title = {Practical challenges in polylexical metronome synchronisation},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0031_000446.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0031/000446},
abstract = {A metronome synchronisation paradigm was used to investigate possible interaction between P(erceptual)-centre location and initial mutation in Irish (Gaelic). A pilot study returned promising results in a subset of stimuli. Data later collected using only these stimuli differed from those of the pilot: participants exclusively synchronised metronome beats with the possessive particle preceding main lexical targets. In the pilot task, monosyllables as the minimal target, as opposed to exclusively disyllabic two-word possessive phrases in the modified task, may have focussed participants on these. This conditioning has been reinstated in a third version of the task by preceding target phrases with a dummy monosyllable.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {McCabe, Connor},
year = {2020},
}
A metronome synchronisation paradigm was used to investigate possible interaction between P(erceptual)-centre location and initial mutation in Irish (Gaelic). A pilot study returned promising results in a subset of stimuli. Data later collected using only these stimuli differed from those of the pilot: participants exclusively synchronised metronome beats with the possessive particle preceding main lexical targets. In the pilot task, monosyllables as the minimal target, as opposed to exclusively disyllabic two-word possessive phrases in the modified task, may have focussed participants on these. This conditioning has been reinstated in a third version of the task by preceding target phrases with a dummy monosyllable.
Automatic detection of accent phrases in French.
Martin, P.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{martin_automatic_2020,
title = {Automatic detection of accent phrases in {French}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0030_000445.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0030/000445},
abstract = {In lexically-stressed languages such as English or Greek, accent phrases usually include one lexical word (noun, verb, adverb or adjective), together with some syntactically bound grammatical words (conjunction, pronoun or preposition). In non-lexically languages such as French or Korean, accent phrases are delimited by a final syllabic stress and may contain more than one lexical word, depending on the speech rate and limited to a 250 ms to 1250-1350 ms duration range. As perception of syllabic stress is strongly influenced by the listeners current own speech rate making perception agreement between annotators elusive, an interactive software program has been implemented imbedding constrains external to acoustic data to better investigate the actual distribution of stressed syllables in oral recordings of French.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Martin, Philippe},
year = {2020},
}
In lexically-stressed languages such as English or Greek, accent phrases usually include one lexical word (noun, verb, adverb or adjective), together with some syntactically bound grammatical words (conjunction, pronoun or preposition). In non-lexically languages such as French or Korean, accent phrases are delimited by a final syllabic stress and may contain more than one lexical word, depending on the speech rate and limited to a 250 ms to 1250-1350 ms duration range. As perception of syllabic stress is strongly influenced by the listeners current own speech rate making perception agreement between annotators elusive, an interactive software program has been implemented imbedding constrains external to acoustic data to better investigate the actual distribution of stressed syllables in oral recordings of French.
Acoustic characteristics of Italian Parkinsonian speech: a study on early-stage patients.
Maffia, M.; De Micco, R.; Tessitore, A.; and De Meo, A.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{maffia_acoustic_2020,
title = {Acoustic characteristics of {Italian} {Parkinsonian} speech: a study on early-stage patients},
isbn = {9786188458512},
shorttitle = {Acoustic characteristics of {Italian} {Parkinsonian} speech},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0029_000444.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0029/000444},
abstract = {Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurological illness which also has effects on speech production, resulting in segmental and suprasegmental abnormalities. The aim of the current study is to test the validity of two acoustic parameters - \%V and VtoV - for the detection of rhythmical variation in early-stage PD speech, in comparison to healthy speech. 40 Italian native speakers were enrolled in the research, 20 early-stage PD subjects and 20 neurologically healthy and matched controls, and a corpus of read speech was collected. The results of voice analysis confirmed an alteration of vocalic duration and \%V in PD productions. In particular, \%V could be a reliable cue for PD speech characterization, even at the very early onset of the disease.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Maffia, Marta and De Micco, Rosa and Tessitore, Alessandro and De Meo, Anna},
year = {2020},
}
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurological illness which also has effects on speech production, resulting in segmental and suprasegmental abnormalities. The aim of the current study is to test the validity of two acoustic parameters - %V and VtoV - for the detection of rhythmical variation in early-stage PD speech, in comparison to healthy speech. 40 Italian native speakers were enrolled in the research, 20 early-stage PD subjects and 20 neurologically healthy and matched controls, and a corpus of read speech was collected. The results of voice analysis confirmed an alteration of vocalic duration and %V in PD productions. In particular, %V could be a reliable cue for PD speech characterization, even at the very early onset of the disease.
Thematic role and grammatical function affect pronoun production.
Lindemann, S.; Mada, S.; Sasu, L.; and Matei, M.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{lindemann_thematic_2020,
title = {Thematic role and grammatical function affect pronoun production},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0028_000443.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0028/000443},
abstract = {According to different approaches to pronoun processing, in pro-drop languages, null pronouns are interpreted as referring back to the grammatical subject and topical referent, while overt pronouns are usually interpreted as coreferring with a non-subject and non-topical antecedent. The present study investigates whether thematic role and grammatical function impact (overt and null) pronoun production in Romania. Results show that we do not encounter a clear division of labour between the two pronoun forms triggered by syntactic structure alone and that thematic roles matter as well. The findings support a multi-dimensional approach, suggesting that different referential forms are constrained by different factors.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Lindemann, Sofiana-Iulia and Mada, Stanca and Sasu, Laura and Matei, Madalina},
year = {2020},
}
According to different approaches to pronoun processing, in pro-drop languages, null pronouns are interpreted as referring back to the grammatical subject and topical referent, while overt pronouns are usually interpreted as coreferring with a non-subject and non-topical antecedent. The present study investigates whether thematic role and grammatical function impact (overt and null) pronoun production in Romania. Results show that we do not encounter a clear division of labour between the two pronoun forms triggered by syntactic structure alone and that thematic roles matter as well. The findings support a multi-dimensional approach, suggesting that different referential forms are constrained by different factors.
Disambiguation in corpus of Modern Greek.
Kisilier, M.; and Nikolaenkova, O.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{kisilier_disambiguation_2020,
title = {Disambiguation in corpus of {Modern} {Greek}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0027_000442.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0027/000442},
abstract = {Corpus of Modern Greek appeared in 2011. All texts are morphologically annotated. Due to certain peculiarities of Modern Greek morphology, the majority of forms has more than one grammatic interpretation. In this presentation we describe the types of homonyms which are found in the Corpus and discuss possible patterns for automatic disambiguation. At the end, we mention a number of problematic cases that cannot be resolved now or require manual approach.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Kisilier, Maxim and Nikolaenkova, Olga},
year = {2020},
}
Corpus of Modern Greek appeared in 2011. All texts are morphologically annotated. Due to certain peculiarities of Modern Greek morphology, the majority of forms has more than one grammatic interpretation. In this presentation we describe the types of homonyms which are found in the Corpus and discuss possible patterns for automatic disambiguation. At the end, we mention a number of problematic cases that cannot be resolved now or require manual approach.
Acoustic-orthographic interface in L2 phonology by L1 Cypriot-Greek speakers.
Karpava, S.; and Kkese, E.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{karpava_acoustic-orthographic_2020,
title = {Acoustic-orthographic interface in {L2} phonology by {L1} {Cypriot}-{Greek} speakers},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0026_000441.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0026/000441},
abstract = {The present study investigated the acoustic-orthographic interface in the phonology of L2 English by L1 Cypriot-Greek (CG) speakers. Seventy L1 CG undergraduate students completed a written dictation task, which examined how contrastive English vowels and consonants on word-level are perceived by CG and how the use of L2 affects these perceptions based on the different phoneme inventories and orthographies of CG and English. The findings suggest that there is an effect of L1 CG phonological and orthographic systems on L2 English vowel and consonant sound perception and written production.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Karpava, Sviatlana and Kkese, Elena},
year = {2020},
}
The present study investigated the acoustic-orthographic interface in the phonology of L2 English by L1 Cypriot-Greek (CG) speakers. Seventy L1 CG undergraduate students completed a written dictation task, which examined how contrastive English vowels and consonants on word-level are perceived by CG and how the use of L2 affects these perceptions based on the different phoneme inventories and orthographies of CG and English. The findings suggest that there is an effect of L1 CG phonological and orthographic systems on L2 English vowel and consonant sound perception and written production.
Language constructs as compatibility intervals: a small-scale experiment.
Kapustin, P.; and Kapustin, M.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{kapustin_language_2020,
title = {Language constructs as compatibility intervals: a small-scale experiment},
isbn = {9786188458512},
shorttitle = {Language constructs as compatibility intervals},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0025_000440.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0025/000440},
abstract = {We conducted a small-scale experiment in which the respondents were asked to relate different language constructs (e.g. “possible”, “afterwards”, “seldom”) to numbers on a certain scale (e.g. surprisingness, time, frequency). We studied how the respondents expressed vagueness of the meaning using a numeric scale, examined how their answers related to scalar implicatures and questioned whether the meaning of vague constructs could be adequately modelled using compatibility intervals, a meaning representation (computational model) we recently proposed.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Kapustin, Pavlo and Kapustin, Michael},
year = {2020},
}
We conducted a small-scale experiment in which the respondents were asked to relate different language constructs (e.g. “possible”, “afterwards”, “seldom”) to numbers on a certain scale (e.g. surprisingness, time, frequency). We studied how the respondents expressed vagueness of the meaning using a numeric scale, examined how their answers related to scalar implicatures and questioned whether the meaning of vague constructs could be adequately modelled using compatibility intervals, a meaning representation (computational model) we recently proposed.
The meaning of democracy vs. ideology.
Grażul-Luft, A.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{grazul-luft_meaning_2020,
title = {The meaning of democracy vs. ideology},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0024_000439.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0024/000439},
abstract = {The subject of research refers to changes in the meaning of the lexeme democracy over the past 20 years, noticeable in texts from the Polish press of specific ideological profile. The authors of press texts often expand the meaning, saturating it with emotions and evaluating. On the basis of examples of using a word in texts, there have been definitional sentences created testifying to the extensions of meanings comparing to those found in the Polish language presented in dictionaries. The analysis demonstrates that the understanding of the word democracy depends on the political context and is subject to modifications resulting from ideological entanglements.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Grażul-Luft, Agnieszka},
year = {2020},
}
The subject of research refers to changes in the meaning of the lexeme democracy over the past 20 years, noticeable in texts from the Polish press of specific ideological profile. The authors of press texts often expand the meaning, saturating it with emotions and evaluating. On the basis of examples of using a word in texts, there have been definitional sentences created testifying to the extensions of meanings comparing to those found in the Polish language presented in dictionaries. The analysis demonstrates that the understanding of the word democracy depends on the political context and is subject to modifications resulting from ideological entanglements.
Complements vs. adjuncts and mouse-controlled reading.
Garibyan, A.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{garibyan_complements_2020,
title = {Complements vs. adjuncts and mouse-controlled reading},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0022_000437.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0022/000437},
abstract = {The relationship between sentence processing and cognitive demand has received a lot of attention in the past decades. In valency theory, some elements of the sentence are determined by the verbs either in terms of their form or by their presence (Herbst \& Schüller 2008). It has to be said that little attention has been paid to the processing of such fundamental categories in the theory of syntax. On the one hand, this is remarkable since given the amount of research, we still do not know whether this distinction is psychologically real, or whether it only serves a lexicographic and pedagogical purpose. On the other hand, there is a consensus among linguists about the problematic character of the distinction itself even on a more theoretical level (Dowty 2000; Herbst \& Schüller 2008). Therefore, this study attempts to explore whether complements and adjuncts are associated with different kinds of processing. To answer the research questions, an experiment consisting in a mouse-controlled reading task has been designed. To the best of our knowledge, this is a new method in psycholinguistic research. The paper presents the results of a pilot study.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Garibyan, Armine},
year = {2020},
}
The relationship between sentence processing and cognitive demand has received a lot of attention in the past decades. In valency theory, some elements of the sentence are determined by the verbs either in terms of their form or by their presence (Herbst & Schüller 2008). It has to be said that little attention has been paid to the processing of such fundamental categories in the theory of syntax. On the one hand, this is remarkable since given the amount of research, we still do not know whether this distinction is psychologically real, or whether it only serves a lexicographic and pedagogical purpose. On the other hand, there is a consensus among linguists about the problematic character of the distinction itself even on a more theoretical level (Dowty 2000; Herbst & Schüller 2008). Therefore, this study attempts to explore whether complements and adjuncts are associated with different kinds of processing. To answer the research questions, an experiment consisting in a mouse-controlled reading task has been designed. To the best of our knowledge, this is a new method in psycholinguistic research. The paper presents the results of a pilot study.
The grammar behind word association tasks.
De Souza, S.; Villalva, A.; and Pinto, C.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{de_souza_grammar_2020,
title = {The grammar behind word association tasks},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0021_000436.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0021/000436},
abstract = {Most word association tasks (WATs) focus on semantic representations but can also illuminate other linguistic phenomena (Van Rensbergen et al., 2015). This study reports a WAT comprising 152 Portuguese verbs and their corresponding compositional deverbal action nouns ending in -ção, that aims to test whether the morphological nature of the stimulus conditions the response. The results suggest that (i) the morphological structure of the stimuli does condition the response; (ii) associations can be constrained by grammatical factors other than semantics; and (iii) L1 Portuguese speakers are more likely to respond with a word belonging to the same word family if the stimulus is a complex word.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {De Souza, Sydelle and Villalva, Alina and Pinto, Carina},
year = {2020},
}
Most word association tasks (WATs) focus on semantic representations but can also illuminate other linguistic phenomena (Van Rensbergen et al., 2015). This study reports a WAT comprising 152 Portuguese verbs and their corresponding compositional deverbal action nouns ending in -ção, that aims to test whether the morphological nature of the stimulus conditions the response. The results suggest that (i) the morphological structure of the stimuli does condition the response; (ii) associations can be constrained by grammatical factors other than semantics; and (iii) L1 Portuguese speakers are more likely to respond with a word belonging to the same word family if the stimulus is a complex word.
The processing of cataphora coreference in Brazilian Portuguese.
De Almeida, P.; and Neto, J.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{de_almeida_processing_2020,
title = {The processing of cataphora coreference in {Brazilian} {Portuguese}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0020_000435.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0020/000435},
abstract = {This study aimed to explore whether the processing of cataphoric coreference in Brazilian Portuguese (BP) is guided by a top-down strategy as postulated by the active search mechanism (ASM) or by a bottom-up routine, as well as if this process is restricted by the Principle C constraint. The results revealed that ASM is not a mechanism used to solve the intended coreference in BP and that the participants have demonstrated sensitiveness to establish the coreference while they had to interpret it. In addition, there is evidence that illicit antecedents are not considered during cataphoric resolution, which suggests that the Principle C constraint impacts on the processing and seems to not be violated during the time course of the computation.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {De Almeida, Pablo and Neto, José},
year = {2020},
}
This study aimed to explore whether the processing of cataphoric coreference in Brazilian Portuguese (BP) is guided by a top-down strategy as postulated by the active search mechanism (ASM) or by a bottom-up routine, as well as if this process is restricted by the Principle C constraint. The results revealed that ASM is not a mechanism used to solve the intended coreference in BP and that the participants have demonstrated sensitiveness to establish the coreference while they had to interpret it. In addition, there is evidence that illicit antecedents are not considered during cataphoric resolution, which suggests that the Principle C constraint impacts on the processing and seems to not be violated during the time course of the computation.
Tutoring EFL Students in Portugal: Rethinking writing center methodology.
De Almeida, M.; and De Souza, S.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{de_almeida_tutoring_2020,
title = {Tutoring {EFL} {Students} in {Portugal}: {Rethinking} writing center methodology},
isbn = {9786188458512},
shorttitle = {Tutoring {EFL} {Students} in {Portugal}},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0019_000434.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0019/000434},
abstract = {The writing center at the University of Lisbon adopts a widely implemented tutoring model—a non-directive approach, focusing on content and organization (higher-order concerns), and grammar and vocabulary (lower-order concerns). This study aims to challenge this model from an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) perspective by reporting and analyzing the results of a qualitative survey of 6 tutors regarding their work at the center. Results show that although all tutors comply with the imported tutoring model, most report difficulties in implementing one or both of its central principles. Therefore, EFL writing centers should harbor a flexible methodology wherein addressed concerns are context-dependent and constantly renegotiated during writing sessions, which could have pedagogical implications in the EFL classroom.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {De Almeida, Maria and De Souza, Sydelle},
year = {2020},
}
The writing center at the University of Lisbon adopts a widely implemented tutoring model—a non-directive approach, focusing on content and organization (higher-order concerns), and grammar and vocabulary (lower-order concerns). This study aims to challenge this model from an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) perspective by reporting and analyzing the results of a qualitative survey of 6 tutors regarding their work at the center. Results show that although all tutors comply with the imported tutoring model, most report difficulties in implementing one or both of its central principles. Therefore, EFL writing centers should harbor a flexible methodology wherein addressed concerns are context-dependent and constantly renegotiated during writing sessions, which could have pedagogical implications in the EFL classroom.
Tone-consonant co-occurrence probability in Mandarin.
Chang, C.; and Hsieh, F.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{chang_tone-consonant_2020,
title = {Tone-consonant co-occurrence probability in {Mandarin}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0017_000432.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0017/000432},
abstract = {This study investigates how statistical regularity concerning the distribution of lexical tones and consonantal onsets in Mandarin, formulated as the “tone-consonant cooccurrence probability (TCCP)” here, influences results of wordlikeness judgment task. Native speakers were asked to rate the wordlikeness of monosyllabic real words and pseudowords with existing segmental combinations. Overall, real words with high probability were considered more wordlike than those with low probability. On the other hand, the probability effect was not significant on the well-formedness ratings of the pseudowords. These findings suggest that speakers are sensitive to the toneconsonant co-occurrence patterns, which follow gradual tendencies rather than an “allor-nothing” manner, but such sensitivity is probably limited to existing forms and cannot be extended to hypothetical ones.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Chang, Chiung-Yu and Hsieh, Feng-fan},
year = {2020},
}
This study investigates how statistical regularity concerning the distribution of lexical tones and consonantal onsets in Mandarin, formulated as the “tone-consonant cooccurrence probability (TCCP)” here, influences results of wordlikeness judgment task. Native speakers were asked to rate the wordlikeness of monosyllabic real words and pseudowords with existing segmental combinations. Overall, real words with high probability were considered more wordlike than those with low probability. On the other hand, the probability effect was not significant on the well-formedness ratings of the pseudowords. These findings suggest that speakers are sensitive to the toneconsonant co-occurrence patterns, which follow gradual tendencies rather than an “allor-nothing” manner, but such sensitivity is probably limited to existing forms and cannot be extended to hypothetical ones.
The outcomes of neglecting native language teaching.
Botkoveli, N.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
@inproceedings{botkoveli_outcomes_2020,
title = {The outcomes of neglecting native language teaching},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0016_000431.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0016/000431},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Botkoveli, Natia},
year = {2020},
}
Word stress and sentence prosody in Greek.
Botinis, A.; Alexandris, C.; and Kontostavlaki, A.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{botinis_word_2020,
title = {Word stress and sentence prosody in {Greek}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0015_000430.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0015/000430},
abstract = {The present study concerns the prosodic structure of Greek as a function of word stress and focus as well as statement and yes/no question sentence type distinctions. It is argued that the word stress distinction has a local domain whereas focus, statement and question distinctions have a global domain. Word stress has a lengthening effect on all segmental constituents of the stressed syllable and especially on vowel in combination with an intensity increase whereas the tonal pattern is variable in accordance with the global context. The focus distinction has no lengthening effect locally and may show variable tonal patterns locally and globally depending on the global context. The statement and yes/no sentence type distinction has variable prosodic patterns locally and globally and shows multiple interactions with variable focus applications.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Botinis, Antonis and Alexandris, Christina and Kontostavlaki, Athina},
year = {2020},
}
The present study concerns the prosodic structure of Greek as a function of word stress and focus as well as statement and yes/no question sentence type distinctions. It is argued that the word stress distinction has a local domain whereas focus, statement and question distinctions have a global domain. Word stress has a lengthening effect on all segmental constituents of the stressed syllable and especially on vowel in combination with an intensity increase whereas the tonal pattern is variable in accordance with the global context. The focus distinction has no lengthening effect locally and may show variable tonal patterns locally and globally depending on the global context. The statement and yes/no sentence type distinction has variable prosodic patterns locally and globally and shows multiple interactions with variable focus applications.
Duration measurement of vocants in infants with Cochlear Implants.
Binos, P.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{binos_duration_2020,
title = {Duration measurement of vocants in infants with {Cochlear} {Implants}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0014_000429.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0014/000429},
abstract = {Vocants are precursors to speech and are facially neutral. The presence of these speechlike vocalizations was evident during the precursors to mature phonology called “protophones”. The prosodic feature of duration of the nuclei plays a crucial role in the shift of prelexical to mature speech, since speech intelligibility is closely related to the control of duration. The aim of this work is to determine whether cochlear implants (CIs) positively trigger language acquisition and the development of verbal skills. Recent literature findings are compared and discussed with the performance of two Greek congenitally hearing-impaired infants who were matched with three normal-hearing (NH) infants. This work highlighted an important weakness of the prosodic abilities of young infants with CIs.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Binos, Paris},
year = {2020},
}
Vocants are precursors to speech and are facially neutral. The presence of these speechlike vocalizations was evident during the precursors to mature phonology called “protophones”. The prosodic feature of duration of the nuclei plays a crucial role in the shift of prelexical to mature speech, since speech intelligibility is closely related to the control of duration. The aim of this work is to determine whether cochlear implants (CIs) positively trigger language acquisition and the development of verbal skills. Recent literature findings are compared and discussed with the performance of two Greek congenitally hearing-impaired infants who were matched with three normal-hearing (NH) infants. This work highlighted an important weakness of the prosodic abilities of young infants with CIs.
Well-established monolingual literacy predictors in bilinguals.
Bhalloo, I.; Leung, K.; and Molnar, M.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{bhalloo_well-established_2020,
title = {Well-established monolingual literacy predictors in bilinguals},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0013_000428.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0013/000428},
abstract = {An important component of early reading intervention is effective literacy screening tools. Literacy precursor screening tools have been primarily developed for early identification and remediation of potential reading difficulties in monolingual Englishspeaking children, despite the significant proportion of bilingual children worldwide. This systematic literature review examines whether the precursor literacy skills commonly used in monolingual English-speaking children have been assessed and found to predict later reading skills in simultaneous bilingual children. Our findings demonstrate that the nine major literacy precursors identified in monolingual children also significantly correlate with reading performance in simultaneous bilingual children. These nine literacy precursors are phonological awareness, letter knowledge, serial recall, oral language comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, memory, non-verbal intelligence and word decoding.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Bhalloo, Insiya and Leung, Kai and Molnar, Monika},
year = {2020},
}
An important component of early reading intervention is effective literacy screening tools. Literacy precursor screening tools have been primarily developed for early identification and remediation of potential reading difficulties in monolingual Englishspeaking children, despite the significant proportion of bilingual children worldwide. This systematic literature review examines whether the precursor literacy skills commonly used in monolingual English-speaking children have been assessed and found to predict later reading skills in simultaneous bilingual children. Our findings demonstrate that the nine major literacy precursors identified in monolingual children also significantly correlate with reading performance in simultaneous bilingual children. These nine literacy precursors are phonological awareness, letter knowledge, serial recall, oral language comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, memory, non-verbal intelligence and word decoding.
On only-pragmatically driven intonation change.
Barone, M.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
Paper
doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{barone_only-pragmatically_2020,
title = {On only-pragmatically driven intonation change},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0011_000426.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0011/000426},
abstract = {The intonation system of the Italian variety of Pescara was documented and two sentence types (neutral polar questions and contrastive focus statements) were found to exhibit the same two pitch accents as allophonic variants by the old speakers. However, moving on the new generation, the variations of the two sentence types shows different evolutions: both variants are used, remaining distinct, for contrastive focus, whereas they mainly fuse into a “midway” pattern, when used for questions. The asymmetry can only be ascribed to the pragmatics and not to the phonetic forms of the patterns, as these were originally equal across the two sentence types. This suggests that polar questions are more kin to phonetic convergence than contrastive statements.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Barone, Marco},
year = {2020},
}
The intonation system of the Italian variety of Pescara was documented and two sentence types (neutral polar questions and contrastive focus statements) were found to exhibit the same two pitch accents as allophonic variants by the old speakers. However, moving on the new generation, the variations of the two sentence types shows different evolutions: both variants are used, remaining distinct, for contrastive focus, whereas they mainly fuse into a “midway” pattern, when used for questions. The asymmetry can only be ascribed to the pragmatics and not to the phonetic forms of the patterns, as these were originally equal across the two sentence types. This suggests that polar questions are more kin to phonetic convergence than contrastive statements.
Disambiguating cues of disjunctive questions.
Younes, M.; and Hellmuth, S.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
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bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{younes_disambiguating_2020,
title = {Disambiguating cues of disjunctive questions},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0010_000425.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0010/000425},
abstract = {This paper aims to find out the similarities and differences between Jordanian (JA), Egyptian (EA), and Kuwaiti (KA) Arabic in which cues disambiguate alternative questions (altqs) and disjunctive yes-no questions (dynqs): intonation contour and choice of disjunctive element (DE). A perception study was run in the three dialects, replicating Pruitt \& Roelofsen’s (2013) perception study on English. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to explore the results which revealed all dialects show a main effect of both intonation and DE choice; a rise contour and use of ʔaw significantly increased the likelihood of dynq responses. The effect of intonation was larger than that of DE choice in all dialects. The differences between the dialects lay in the relative strength of the DE coefficients.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Younes, Mohammad and Hellmuth, Sam},
year = {2020},
}
This paper aims to find out the similarities and differences between Jordanian (JA), Egyptian (EA), and Kuwaiti (KA) Arabic in which cues disambiguate alternative questions (altqs) and disjunctive yes-no questions (dynqs): intonation contour and choice of disjunctive element (DE). A perception study was run in the three dialects, replicating Pruitt & Roelofsen’s (2013) perception study on English. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to explore the results which revealed all dialects show a main effect of both intonation and DE choice; a rise contour and use of ʔaw significantly increased the likelihood of dynq responses. The effect of intonation was larger than that of DE choice in all dialects. The differences between the dialects lay in the relative strength of the DE coefficients.
Complex syntax intervention for Developmental Language Impairment.
Athanatou, M.; and Theodorou, E.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
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@inproceedings{athanatou_complex_2020,
title = {Complex syntax intervention for {Developmental}
Language {Impairment}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
shorttitle = {International {Society} of {Experimental} {Linguistics} {ExLing} 2021 12th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics} 11 - 13 {October} 2021 {Athens}, {Greece} {Menu} {Athens}},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0009_000424.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0009/000424},
abstract = {Intervention for children with Developmental Language Disorder appears to be beneficial and contributes to sustainable linguistic gains. This paper reports on a pilot intervention study carried out in Cyprus that examined the efficacy of language treatment targeting complex syntactic structures. Language skills of a nine-year old girl with DLD are described at two time points, before and after intervention. The child received therapy sessions based on MetaTaal therapy, and relative clauses were the targeted syntactic structures. Post-intervention measurements showed marginal improvement in relative clauses production and comprehension. Improvements observed in Complex Sentence Repetition Task and this might imply that the grammatical structures have emerged.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Athanatou, Maria and Theodorou, Elena},
year = {2020},
}
Intervention for children with Developmental Language Disorder appears to be beneficial and contributes to sustainable linguistic gains. This paper reports on a pilot intervention study carried out in Cyprus that examined the efficacy of language treatment targeting complex syntactic structures. Language skills of a nine-year old girl with DLD are described at two time points, before and after intervention. The child received therapy sessions based on MetaTaal therapy, and relative clauses were the targeted syntactic structures. Post-intervention measurements showed marginal improvement in relative clauses production and comprehension. Improvements observed in Complex Sentence Repetition Task and this might imply that the grammatical structures have emerged.
Eliciting focus-sensitive why-questions in Japanese.
Aramaki, K.; Ikeda, K.; Yamakoshi, K.; and Fujii, T.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{aramaki_eliciting_2020,
title = {Eliciting focus-sensitive why-questions in
Japanese},
isbn = {9786188458512},
shorttitle = {How do writing systems shape reading and reading acquisition?},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0007_000422.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0007/000422},
abstract = {The study argues that in focus-sensitive why-questions in Japanese, why must precede its focus associate. It is proposed that this word order restriction follows if the why-as-CPmodifier approach is applied to the Japanese construction under investigation. It also reports the results of the elicitation experiment conducted to experimentally confirm the word order restriction.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Aramaki, Kodai and Ikeda, Kanako and Yamakoshi, Kyoko and Fujii, Tomohiro},
year = {2020},
}
The study argues that in focus-sensitive why-questions in Japanese, why must precede its focus associate. It is proposed that this word order restriction follows if the why-as-CPmodifier approach is applied to the Japanese construction under investigation. It also reports the results of the elicitation experiment conducted to experimentally confirm the word order restriction.
Comprehension of verb directionality in LIS and LSF.
Aristodemo, V.; Giustolisi, B.; Cecchetto, C.; and Donati, C.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{aristodemo_comprehension_2020,
title = {Comprehension of verb directionality in {LIS} and {LSF}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0008_000423.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0008/000423},
abstract = {The present work reports the results of a comprehension task on verb directionality in Italian Sign Language (LIS) and French Sign Language (LSF) considering native and non-native signers. Our goals were to study age of first language exposure effects on the comprehension of verb agreement in LIS and LSF, to verify whether a significant difference between forward and backward directionality was found, and see if our results may provide insight about the nature (gestural vs. linguistic) of verb directionality in sign languages. In both languages we found that the ability to comprehend verb agreement is affected in non-native signers. This indicates that delayed first language exposure has long lasting effects in adulthood. We argue that our results support analyses of verb agreement as a fully grammatical phenomenon.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Aristodemo, Valentina and Giustolisi, Beatrice and Cecchetto, Carlo and Donati, Caterina},
year = {2020},
}
The present work reports the results of a comprehension task on verb directionality in Italian Sign Language (LIS) and French Sign Language (LSF) considering native and non-native signers. Our goals were to study age of first language exposure effects on the comprehension of verb agreement in LIS and LSF, to verify whether a significant difference between forward and backward directionality was found, and see if our results may provide insight about the nature (gestural vs. linguistic) of verb directionality in sign languages. In both languages we found that the ability to comprehend verb agreement is affected in non-native signers. This indicates that delayed first language exposure has long lasting effects in adulthood. We argue that our results support analyses of verb agreement as a fully grammatical phenomenon.
Properties of nominal stress grammar in Greek.
Apostolouda, V.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{apostolouda_properties_2020,
title = {Properties of nominal stress grammar in {Greek}},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0006_000421.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0006/000421},
abstract = {This study reports on the findings of a production experiment that aimed at exploring the distribution of stress patterns in the internal grammar of young and adult native speakers of Greek, with a special focus on nominal stress, as these are reflected on their decisions on assigning stress in novel inflected words. More specifically, we investigate whether morphological information at the right edge of the word, together with lexical frequency, are potential cues for stress position. We also examine differences in the grammars of young and adults speakers.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Apostolouda, Vasiliki},
year = {2020},
}
This study reports on the findings of a production experiment that aimed at exploring the distribution of stress patterns in the internal grammar of young and adult native speakers of Greek, with a special focus on nominal stress, as these are reflected on their decisions on assigning stress in novel inflected words. More specifically, we investigate whether morphological information at the right edge of the word, together with lexical frequency, are potential cues for stress position. We also examine differences in the grammars of young and adults speakers.
Syllable rate vs. segment rate in perceived speech rate.
Aldholmi, Y.
In
Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, 2020. ExLing Society
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doi
link
bibtex
abstract
@inproceedings{aldholmi_syllable_2020,
title = {Syllable rate vs. segment rate in perceived speech rate},
isbn = {9786188458512},
url = {https://exlingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/exling-2020/11_0005_000420.pdf},
doi = {10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0005/000420},
abstract = {This study examines the impact of differences in segment rate, which do not correspond to differences in syllable rate, on perceived speech rate in an unfamiliar language. Japanese speakers who were unfamiliar with Arabic judged the speech rate of Arabic stimuli with two levels of syllable complexity on a 1-7 scale. The participants perceived the complex syllable stimuli as being faster than the simple syllable stimuli. This is interpreted as evidence that differences in segment rate do influence speech rate perception. Hence, the significance of syllable rate, rather than of segment rate, for perceiving speech rate in some previous studies was likely due to extraneous factors associated with the stimuli and participants in those studies.},
urldate = {2025-04-17},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 11th {International} {Conference} of {Experimental} {Linguistics}},
publisher = {ExLing Society},
author = {Aldholmi, Yahya},
year = {2020},
}
This study examines the impact of differences in segment rate, which do not correspond to differences in syllable rate, on perceived speech rate in an unfamiliar language. Japanese speakers who were unfamiliar with Arabic judged the speech rate of Arabic stimuli with two levels of syllable complexity on a 1-7 scale. The participants perceived the complex syllable stimuli as being faster than the simple syllable stimuli. This is interpreted as evidence that differences in segment rate do influence speech rate perception. Hence, the significance of syllable rate, rather than of segment rate, for perceiving speech rate in some previous studies was likely due to extraneous factors associated with the stimuli and participants in those studies.