@article{PopescuChitoran2022, author = {Popescu, Anisia and Chitoran, Ioana}, title = {Linking gestural representations to syllable count judgments}, series = {Laboratory Phonology}, volume = {13}, journal = {Laboratory Phonology}, number = {1}, publisher = {Open Library of Humanities}, issn = {1868-6346}, doi = {10.16995/labphon.7681}, pages = {1 -- 48}, year = {2022}, abstract = {A special class of English words with tense vowel/diphthong nuclei and liquid codas receive variable syllable count judgments (one and over-one syllables). Tilsen and Cohn (2016) showed that differences in judgments correlate with differences in production, supporting their hypothesis that meta-phonological judgments and speech motor control share a common representation. In the present study, we further propose that syllable count judgments are related to subsegmental representation in the rime, and are independent of acoustic duration. We test the hypothesis by comparing English and German, chosen for their similar word structures and vowel length contrast, and their crucial difference in the gestural specification of coda liquids. In English, coda liquids have an earlier vocalic gesture relative to the consonantal one, while in German, both gestures are simultaneous. We stipulated that sesquisyllabic (over-one) judgments are related to the count of sequentially-timed vocalic gestures in the rime. The difference in the coda liquid composition between the two languages predicts that sesquisyllables should not emerge in German. Our predictions were confirmed by the results of parallel production (acoustic) and syllable count judgment experiments in English and German. We propose a model accounting for these results, and we discuss its typological implications and its limitations.}, language = {en} } @article{BeerHofmannRegenbrechtetal.2022, author = {Beer, Carola de and Hofmann, Andrea and Regenbrecht, Frank and Huttenlauch, Clara and Wartenburger, Isabell and Obrig, Hellmuth and Hanne, Sandra}, title = {Production and comprehension of prosodic boundary marking in persons with unilateral brain lesions}, series = {Journal of speech, language, and hearing research}, volume = {65}, journal = {Journal of speech, language, and hearing research}, number = {12}, publisher = {American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc.}, address = {Rockville, Md.}, issn = {1092-4388}, doi = {10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00258}, pages = {4774 -- 4796}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Purpose: Persons with unilateral brain damage in the right hemisphere (RH) or left hemisphere (LH) show limitations in processing linguistic prosody, with yet inconclusive results on their ability to process prosodically marked structural boundaries for syntactic ambiguity resolution. We aimed at systematically investigating production and comprehension of three prosodic cues (f(0) range, final lengthening, and pause) at structural boundaries in coordinate sequences in participants with right hemisphere brain damage (RHDP) and participants with left hemisphere brain damage (LHDP). Method: Twenty RHDP and 15 LHDP participated in our study. Comprehension experiment: Participants and a control group listened to coordinate name sequences with internal grouping by a prosodically marked structural boundary (grouped condition, e.g., "(Gabi und Leni) \# und Nina") or without internal grouping (ungrouped condition, e.g., "Gabi und Leni und Nina") and had to identify the target condition. The strength and combinations of prosodic cues in the stimuli were manipulated. Production experiment: Participants were asked to produce coordinate sequences in the two conditions (grouped, ungrouped) in two different tasks: a Reading Aloud and a Repetition experiment. Accuracy of participants' productions was subsequently assessed in a rating study and productions were analyzed with respect to use of prosodic cues. Results: In the Comprehension experiment, RHDP and LHDP had overall lower identification accuracies than unimpaired control participants and LHDP were found to have particular problems with boundary identification when the pause cue was reduced. In production, LHDP and RHDP employed all three prosodic cues for boundary marking, but struggled to clearly mark prosodic boundaries in 28\% of all productions. Both groups showed better performance in reading aloud than in repetition. LHDP relied more on using f(0) range and pause duration to prosodically mark structural boundaries, whereas RHDP employed final lengthening more vigorously than LHDP in reading aloud. Conclusions: We conclude that processing of linguistic prosody is affected in RHDP and LHDP, but not completely impaired. Therefore, prosody can serve as a relevant communicative resource. However, it should also be considered as a target area for assessment and treatment in both groups.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Wolf2020, author = {Wolf, Hans-Georg}, title = {East and West African Englishes}, series = {The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes}, booktitle = {The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes}, edition = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-1-003-12875-5}, doi = {10.4324/9781003128755}, pages = {216 -- 232}, year = {2020}, abstract = {This chapter compares East and West African English as two distinct regional varieties of African English. First, the historical development of English in these two regions is briefly considered. It is argued that British colonial policy contributed significantly to the sociolinguistic and, indirectly, even structural differences these varieties exhibit. Then, the discussion moves on to give a short overview of the national sub-varieties. It is found that, although united by common linguistic features, West African English is far more heterogeneous than East African English, and some explanation is provided for this phenomenon. Focusing specifically on phonetic features, the chapter summarizes and contrasts the main diagnostic and distinctive features of each regional variety, with special reference to the peculiarities of the national varieties of West African English. However, despite their structural differences, West African, East African English and, for that matter, Southern African English are rooted in a shared "African culture." Recent findings are introduced, in which common conceptual and linguistic patterns pertaining to witchcraft, expressed in the regional varieties in question, are highlighted.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{BacskaiAtkari2021, author = {Bacskai-Atkari, Julia}, title = {The syntax of functional left peripheries}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {Vi, 215}, year = {2021}, language = {en} } @article{HeideNetzebandtAhrensetal.2023, author = {Heide, Judith and Netzebandt, Jonka and Ahrens, Stine and Br{\"u}sch, Julia and Saalfrank, Teresa and Schmitz-Antonischki, Dorit}, title = {Improving lexical retrieval with LingoTalk}, series = {Frontiers in communication}, volume = {8}, journal = {Frontiers in communication}, publisher = {Frontiers Media}, address = {Lausanne}, issn = {2297-900X}, doi = {10.3389/fcomm.2023.1210193}, pages = {16}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Introduction LingoTalk is a German speech-language app designed to enhance lexical retrieval in individuals with aphasia. It incorporates automatic speech recognition (ASR) to provide therapist-independent feedback. The execution and effectiveness of a self-administered intervention with LingoTalk was explored in a case series study. Methods Three individuals with chronic aphasia participated in a highly individualized, supervised self-administered intervention lasting 3 weeks. The LingoTalk app closely monitored the frequency, intensity and progress of the intervention. Treatment efficacy was assessed using a multiple baseline design, examining both item-specific treatment effects and generalization to untreated items, an untreated task, and spontaneous speech. Results All participants successfully completed the intervention with LingoTalk, although one participant was not able to use the ASR feature. None of the participants fully adhered to the treatment protocol. All participants demonstrated significant and sustained improvement in the naming of practiced items, although there was limited evidence of generalization. Additionally, there was a slight reduction in word-finding difficulties during spontaneous speech. Discussion This small-scale study indicates that self-administered intervention with LingoTalk can improve oral naming of treated items. Thus, it has the potential to complement face-to-face speech-language therapy, such as within in a "flipped speech room" approach. The choice of feedback mode is discussed. Transparent progress monitoring of the intervention appears to positively influence patients' motivation.}, language = {en} } @book{OlsenStiebelsBierwischetal.2019, author = {Olsen, Susan and Stiebels, Barbara and Bierwisch, Manfred and Zimmermann, Ilse and Cavar, Damir and Georgi, Doreen and Bacskai-Atkari, Julia and Alexiadou, Artemis and Błaszczak, Joanna and M{\"u}ller, Gereon and Šim{\´i}k, Radek and Meinunger, Andr{\´e} and Thiersch, Craig and Arnhold, Anja and F{\´e}ry, Caroline and Bayer, Josef and Titov, Elena and Fominyam, Henry and Tran, Thuan and Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, Ina D. and Schlesewsky, Matthias and Zimmermann, Malte and H{\"a}ussler, Jana and Mucha, Anne and Schmidt, Andreas and Weskott, Thomas and Wierzba, Marta and Stede, Manfred and Skopeteas, Stavros and Gafos, Adamantios I. and Haider, Hubert and Wunderlich, Dieter and Staudacher, Peter and Rauh, Gisa}, title = {Of Trees and Birds}, editor = {Brown, Jessica M. M. and Schmidt, Andreas and Wierzba, Marta}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-457-9}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-42654}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-426542}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {xvi, 435}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Gisbert Fanselow's work has been invaluable and inspiring to many ­researchers working on syntax, morphology, and information ­structure, both from a ­theoretical and from an experimental perspective. This ­volume comprises a collection of articles dedicated to Gisbert on the occasion of his 60th birthday, covering a range of topics from these areas and beyond. The contributions have in ­common that in a broad sense they have to do with language structures (and thus trees), and that in a more specific sense they have to do with birds. They thus cover two of Gisbert's major interests in- and outside of the linguistic world (and ­perhaps even at the interface).}, language = {en} } @article{BacskaiAtkari2018, author = {Bacskai-Atkari, Julia}, title = {Marking Finiteness and Low Peripheries}, series = {Boundaries Crossed, at the Interfaces of Morphosyntax, Phonology, Pragmatics and Semantics}, volume = {94}, journal = {Boundaries Crossed, at the Interfaces of Morphosyntax, Phonology, Pragmatics and Semantics}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-90710-9}, issn = {0924-4670}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-90710-9_12}, pages = {183 -- 198}, year = {2018}, abstract = {The article takes up on the observations made byKenesei (1994) regarding the position of the Hungarian interrogative marker -e in the clause and its distribution across clause types. Specifically, there are three crucial points: (i) the marker -e is related to the CP-domain, where clause typing is encoded; (ii) -e is obligatory in embedded clauses and optional in main clauses; (iii) -e is licensed in finite clauses only. I argue that certain clause-typing properties are reflected in the Hungarian clause in a lower functional domain, FP. In particular, finiteness and the interrogative nature of the clause are encoded here, as also indicated by focussing in non-interrogative clauses and by constituent questions, respectively. The marker -e is base-generated in the F head, as opposed to a designated FocP or TP/IP, allowing it to fulfil its clause-typing functions. Base-generation is crucial (as opposed to lowering from C) since it is able to capture the relatedness between -e and finiteness: -e is specified as [fin] and while the FP may be generated to host focussed constituents (including wh-elements) in non-finite clauses, a lexically [fin] head cannot be inserted.}, language = {en} } @article{KoteraAsanoKoteraetal.2022, author = {Kotera, Yasuhiro and Asano, Kenichi and Kotera, Hiromasa and Ohshima, Remi and Rushforth, Annabel}, title = {Mental health of Japanese workers: amotivation mediates self-compassion on mental health problems}, series = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health = IJERPH}, volume = {19}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health = IJERPH}, number = {17}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {1660-4601}, doi = {10.3390/ijerph191710497}, pages = {11}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Workplace mental health is a cause for concern in many countries. Globally, 78\% of the workforce experienced impairment of their mental health in 2020. In Japan, more than half of employees are mentally distressed. Previously, research has identified that self-compassion (i.e., being kind and understanding towards oneself) and work motivation were important to their mental health. However, how these three components relate to each other remains to be elucidated. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine the relationship between mental health problems, self-compassion and work motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation). A cross-sectional design was employed, where 165 Japanese workers completed self-report scales regarding those three components. A correlation and path analyses were conducted. Mental health problems were positively associated with amotivation and negatively associated with age and self-compassion. While intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation did not mediate the impact of self-compassion on mental health problems, amotivation did. The findings can help managers and organizational psychologists help identify effective approaches to improving work mental health.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Finzel2021, author = {Finzel, Anna}, title = {Innate or acquired?}, series = {Cultural-Linguistic Explorations into Spirituality, Emotionality, and Society (Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts) (CLSCC)}, volume = {14}, booktitle = {Cultural-Linguistic Explorations into Spirituality, Emotionality, and Society (Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts) (CLSCC)}, publisher = {John Benjamins Publishing Company}, address = {Amsterdam}, doi = {10.1075/clscc.14.09fin}, pages = {185 -- 212}, year = {2021}, abstract = {In this chapter, some of the findings from sociolinguistic interviews with 25 speakers of Indian English and 26 speakers of Nigerian English are presented. Emanating from a larger research project concerned with conceptualizations of gender, the current analysis focuses on conceptualizations of homosexuality and makes use of the analytical tools provided by Cultural Linguistics and Cognitive Sociolinguistics. In particular, the notions of "cultural conceptualizations" (e.g., Sharifian, 2011, 2017) and "cultural model" (e.g., Wolf \& Polzenhagen, 2009; also cf. Schneider, 2014) are addressed. At the time of data collection, discriminatory legislation concerning homosexuality was in force in India and Nigeria. Opinion polls likewise echoed a negative stance towards homosexuality among the population of the two countries. This raised the expectation that similar conceptualizations of homosexuality might be found in Indian and Nigerian English, both in terms of their negative connotation and of how homosexuality would exactly be conceptualized. However, this expectation was not fulfilled. Firstly, the acceptance among the Indian participants to this study was generally greater. Secondly, homosexuality was predominantly conceptualized as an innate condition in the Indian English data, while it was prevalently understood as an acquired condition by the Nigerian informants. Drawing from earlier findings within the context of the same project (Finzel, 2021; fc.), I suggest that these differences can be explained with culture-specific models of gender that lend their logic to conceptualizations of homosexuality.}, language = {en} } @article{MalyshevskayaGalloEfremovetal.2022, author = {Malyshevskaya, Anastasia S. and Gallo, Federico and Efremov, Aleksei A. and Myachykov, Andriy V. and Shtyrov, Yury Y.}, title = {Роль билингвизма в формировании нейрокогнитивного резерва}, series = {Žurnal vysšej nervnoj dejatel'nosti imeni J. P. Pavlova}, volume = {72}, journal = {Žurnal vysšej nervnoj dejatel'nosti imeni J. P. Pavlova}, number = {5}, publisher = {Nauka}, address = {Moskva}, issn = {0044-4677}, doi = {10.31857/S0044467722050094}, pages = {591 -- 608}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Развитие науки, общества и медицины ведет за собой неуклонный рост средней продолжительности жизни. В результате наука сталкивается с новыми задачами, в число которых входит предотвращение деменции и поддержание эффективной работоспособности мозга при старении человека. Одним из защитных факторов, предотвращающих ослабление когнитивных функций и поддерживающих нейропластичность мозга, является билингвизм. Однако дебаты насчет нейропротекторных свойств двуязычия до сих пор являются актуальными. В данной статье рассмотрен феномен нейрокогнитивного резерва (НКР) и определена взаимосвязь между билингвизмом и такими составляющими НКР, как мозговой резерв, нейрональный резерв и нейрональная компенсация. Кроме этого, в статье приведен обзор исследований, посвященных изучению нейронных и когнитивных механизмов влияния билингвизма на здоровое функционирование мозга при старении. В заключении мы вкратце остановились на том, каким образом двуязычие может защищать мозг от старения благодаря взаимодействию между мозговыми и когнитивными составляющими НКР.}, language = {ru} }