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Larnyo, Phillips Kofi Atsu; Glover-Meni, Nathaniel – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
This paper seeks to outline and describe the features of Ewe causative verbs and how they encode causative events. It explores the sub-lexical analysis of verbs' meanings since they form the basis of the classification of causal relations that allow us to explore the different imports between (sub-)events and how these events are structured, and…
Descriptors: Verbs, African Languages, Classification, Attribution Theory
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Pinheiro, Ana P.; Galdo-Alvarez, Santiago; Rauber, Andreia; Sampaio, Adriana; Niznikiewicz, Margaret; Goncalves, Oscar F. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Williams syndrome (WS), a neurodevelopmental genetic disorder due to a microdeletion in chromosome 7, is described as displaying an intriguing socio-cognitive phenotype. Deficits in prosody production and comprehension have been consistently reported in behavioral studies. It remains, however, to be clarified the neurobiological processes…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Sentences, Age, Semantics
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Rodway, Paul; Schepman, Astrid – Brain and Cognition, 2007
The majority of studies have demonstrated a right hemisphere (RH) advantage for the perception of emotions. Other studies have found that the involvement of each hemisphere is valence specific, with the RH better at perceiving negative emotions and the LH better at perceiving positive emotions [Reuter-Lorenz, P., & Davidson, R.J. (1981)…
Descriptors: Syntax, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response
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Pynte, Joel – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2006
The role of prosodic phrasing in sentence comprehension was investigated by means of three different tasks, namely auditory word monitoring (Experiment 1), self-paced reading (Experiment 2) and cross-modal comparison (Experiment 3). In all three experiments a critical prosodic unit or frame comprising a determiner, a noun and a Prepositional…
Descriptors: Syntax, Suprasegmentals, Nouns, Form Classes (Languages)
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Watson, Duane; Breen, Mara; Gibson, Edward – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2006
Researchers have hypothesized that words that are highly related semantically are more likely to occur within the same intonational phrase (F. zzaq;, 1988; E. O. Selkirk, 1984). D. Watson and E. Gibson (2004) proposed that semantic closeness can be captured by using the argument/adjunct distinction, such that intonational boundaries are more…
Descriptors: Role, Intonation, Syntax, Semantics
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Yaguello, Marina – Journal of French Language Studies, 1994
Certain apparently deviant, inverted forms of the French imperative (e.g. "pas touche!" for "ne touche pas!") are analyzed. A number of phonosyntactic explanations that focus on phonological order, rhythm, and intonation are examined. The strength of the imperative intention is also considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Intonation, Language Patterns
Epstein, Melissa A.; Ladefoged, Peter – 2001
This paper lays out techniques for investing different types of phonation from acoustic data. Nearly all the world's languages distinguish between voiced and voiceless phonation. Many languages use other phonation types, such as the breathy voice--also described as speaking while sighing. Another kind of voice quality, one frequently found in…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Athapascan Languages, Distinctive Features (Language), Foreign Countries