Integrating perceptual, semantic and syntactic information in sentence production
The experimental work and the theoretical model presented in this thesis explore the behaviour of the sentence production system in perceptually, conceptually, and syntactically changing environments across languages. Nine experiments examine how speakers of different languages integrate available perceptual, conceptual, and syntactic information during production of sentences. Such integration occurs under the global control of canonical causality and automated syntax. Analysis of speakers' performance in perceptually manipulated setting demonstrated that perceptual motivations for word order alternation are relatively weak and limited to the initial event apprehension. In addition, salience-driven choices of word order are realized differently in different syntactic structures and in languages with different grammatical systems. Combining perceptual and conceptual priming paradigms did not substantially improve cueing efficiency. Contrasting, early availability of lexical and syntactic information led to the most consistent alternation of the work order. I conclude that the uptake of perceptual information does not directly influence structural processing. General cognitive processes, such as attentional
Myachykov, Andriy
BF Psychology
Integrating perceptual, semantic and syntactic information in sentence production. The experimental work and the theoretical model presented in this thesis explore the behaviour of the sentence production system in perceptually, conceptually, and syntactically changing environments across languages. Nine experiments examine how speakers of different languages integrate available perceptual, conceptual, and syntactic information during production of sentences. Such integration occurs under the global control of canonical causality and automated syntax. Analysis of speakers' performance in perceptually manipulated setting demonstrated that perceptual motivations for word order alternation are relatively weak and limited to the initial event apprehension. In addition, salience-driven choices of word order are realized differently in different syntactic structures and in languages with different grammatical systems. Combining perceptual and conceptual priming paradigms did not substantially improve cueing efficiency. Contrasting, early availability of lexical and syntactic information led to the most consistent alternation of the work order. I conclude that the uptake of perceptual information does not directly influence structural processing. General cognitive processes, such as attentional
integrating perceptual semantic_syntactic information sentence_production experimental_work theoretical_model present explore behaviour sentence_production system perceptually conceptually syntactically change environment across_language examine speaker different_language integrate available perceptual conceptual syntactic_information production sentence integration occur global control canonical causality automate syntax analysis speaker performance perceptually manipulate set demonstrate perceptual motivation word_order alternation relatively weak limited initial event apprehension addition salience driven choice word_order realize differently different syntactic_structure languages different grammatical system combining perceptual conceptual priming paradigm substantially improve cue efficiency contrasting early availability lexical_syntactic information lead consistent alternation work order conclude uptake perceptual information directly influence structural processing general cognitive_process attentional