• Mental simulation of the factual and the illusory in negation processing: evidence from anticipatory eye movements on a blank screen 

      Vanek, Norbert; Matić Škorić, Ana; Kosutar, Sara; Matějka, Štěpán; Stone, Kate Stone (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-02-03)
      How do comprehenders process negative statements such as The fish is not jumping out of the water? Opinions vary. Some argue for two steps, namely that processing starts off with the representation of the positive/illusory [fish jumping out of the water] and then shifts to the (f)actual. To test this idea, we measured fixations on the factual (fish not jumping) versus the illusory (fish jumping) ...
    • The role of entrenchment and schematisation in the acquisition of rich verbal morphology 

      Kosutar, Sara; Hrzica, Gordana; Botica, Tomislava Bosnjak; Milin, Petar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-30)
      Entrenchment and schematisation are the two most important cognitive processes in language acquisition. In this article, the role of the two processes, operationalised by token and type frequency, in the production of overgeneralised verb forms in Croatian preschool children is investigated using a parental ques tionnaire and computational simulation of language acquisition. The participants ...