Language and the perceptual parameters affecting the representation of space

Kenny Coventry; Debbie Griffiths; Colin Hamilton

Language and the perceptual parameters affecting the representation of space

Kenny Coventry, Debbie Griffiths, Colin Hamilton

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This paper presents a series of experiments that examine how common perceptual parameters, such as ownership, visibility, and familiarity affect both language usage and contribute to our representation of space. A memory game paradigm (see Coventry, Valdés, Castillo, & Guijarro-Fuentes, 2008 for details) was used to elicit the use of the demonstratives ‘this’ and ‘that’, without participants realising the purpose of the experiment. Participants were more likely to use ‘this’ when the object referred to was their own, visible or was more familiar.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012
Event	Embodied & Situated Language Processing Conference - Newcastle-upon-Tyne Duration: 1 Aug 2012 → … http://eslp.cocolab.org/pdfsdocs/Embodied%20and%20Situated%20Language%20Processing%202012.pdf

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Conference	Embodied & Situated Language Processing Conference
Period	1/08/12 → …
Internet address	http://eslp.cocolab.org/pdfsdocs/Embodied%20and%20Situated%20Language%20Processing%202012.pdf

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