The Role of Bilingualism in prediction mechanisms in L1 sentence processing

双语在 L1 句子处理预测机制中的作用

• 批准号: 2243797
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2243797
• 关键词: Role; Bilingualism; prediction; mechanisms; L1

My project aims to contribute to three fields in linguistics: eye movements in reading, sentence processing and bilingualism. Whilst the importance of prediction in sentence processing is widely acknowledged, little literature exists on the specific cognitive processes involved. Analysing the 'atypical' behaviour of bilinguals can inform our understanding of these mechanisms more generally. My proposed eye-tracking methodology will also fill a gap in descriptions of bilingual eye-movement.Prediction is an important psychological strategy used in many daily situations, allowing us to build mental representations based on available information, and to respond accordingly ahead of an event. It also plays a vital role when parsing a sentence to foresee its conclusion. Building predictions about upcoming items in a syntactic structure is what allows us to process sentences quickly and efficiently. Sometimes, however, these predictions are erroneous, resulting in a greater processing cost due to the need to revise the structure of the sentence. Due to their linguistic experience, bilinguals may have cognitive mechanisms which allow them to manage predictions and prediction errors more efficiently than monolinguals, though the mechanisms behind these differences remain unclear. I am interested in uncovering the cognitive mechanisms underpinning prediction mechanisms when parsing a sentence, specifically when these predictions are violated. Overcoming these errors in prediction is costly and may, for example, lead us to slow down when reading. Bilinguals, however, may have cognitive mechanisms which can help them overcome these errors in prediction with lesser costs.My main hypothesis is that bilinguals, due to their unique linguistic experience, are better able to resolve prediction errors during reading because of enhanced cognitive control abilities.I will collect and compare eye movement data of bilinguals and monolinguals when reading sentences that will lead them to make errors in prediction.

我的项目旨在为语言学的三个领域做出贡献：阅读，句子处理和双语中的眼睛运动。尽管在句子处理中预测的重要性是广泛认可的，但对所涉及的特定认知过程几乎没有文献。分析双语者的“非典型”行为可以更广泛地了解我们对这些机制的理解。我提出的眼神跟踪方法还将填补双语眼动动物的描述的差距。预测是在许多日常情况下使用的重要心理策略，使我们能够根据可用信息建立心理表征，并在事件前做出相应的反应。在解析句子以预见其结论时，它也起着至关重要的作用。关于句法结构中即将到来的项目的构建预测使我们能够快速有效地处理句子。但是，有时这些预测是错误的，由于需要修改句子的结构，因此导致更高的处理成本。由于他们的语言经验，双语者可能具有认知机制，使他们能够比单语言更有效地管理预测和预测错误，尽管这些差异背后的机制尚不清楚。我有兴趣发现在解析句子时，特别是在违反这些预测时进行预测机制的认知机制。克服这些预测中的这些错误是昂贵的，例如，可能会导致我们在阅读时放慢脚步。然而，双语者可能具有认知机制，可以帮助他们以较低的成本克服这些错误。我的主要假设是，双语是由于其独特的语言经验，可以更好地解决在阅读过程中阅读过程中的预测错误，因为我将具有增强的认知控制能力。我会收集和比较读书时的读书数据，以使他们在读取过程中，以使他们在读取过程中，以使他们在读取过程中，以使他们能够读取这些错误。