Essays about: "linguistic stimuli"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words linguistic stimuli.

  1. 1. The cross-linguistic semantics of intentionality : Causation event descriptions of native Castilian Spanish and British English speakers

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Rickard Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Semantic typology; causation events; intentionality; Spanish speakers; English speakers; Semantisk typologi; orsakshändelser; avsiktlighet; spansktalare; engelsktalare;

    Abstract : This semantic typology study investigates the intentionality of causation event descriptions of ten native British English speakers (NBES) and ten native Castilian Spanish speakers (NCSS). Through a methodology that implements a picture story as non-verbal stimuli and verbal event descriptions, statistical data are gathered on the form and function of the participants’ descriptions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stroop tasks with visual and auditory stimuli : How different combinations of spoken words, written words, images and natural sounds affect reaction times

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Christina Malapetsa; [2020]
    Keywords : Stroop effect; reaction times; interference; inhibition; executive functions; processing time; linguistic stimuli; visual stimuli; auditory stimuli;

    Abstract : The Stroop effect is the delay in reaction times due to interference. Since the original experiments of 1935, it has been used primarily in linguistic context. Language is a complex skill unique to humans, which involves a large part of the cerebral cortex and many subcortical regions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Non-Actual Motion Expressions in Language and Gesture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Linea Brink Andersen; [2020]
    Keywords : Cognitive semiotics Fictive motion Gesture Grounding Non-actual motion Phenomenology Subjective motion.; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the phenomenon of non-actual motion (NAM) (Blomberg, 2014; Blomberg & Zlatev 2014), and its expression in language and gestures. It has been documented that many languages employ expressions of motion in descriptions of static scenarios (Amagawa, 1997; Blomberg, 2014; Matsumoto, 1996; Rojo & Valenzuela, 2003, 2009; Stosic & Sarda, 2009), here called NAM-expressions (NAM-Es). READ MORE

  5. 4. Stroop effect with visual and auditory stimuli : Five tasks show the differences in reaction times when auditory and/or visual linguistic stimuli are presented against an image

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Christina Malapetsa; [2020]
    Keywords : Stroop effect; executive functions; processing speed; reaction time;

    Abstract : Stroop effect is the delay in reaction time that is caused by interference. Differences in perception speed of auditory and visual stimuli, as well as the division of selective attention to more than one sources are combined in five different Stroop tasks in this study, involving three stimuli: a picture, a written word and a heard word. READ MORE

  6. 5. What Speaks to Us: Comparing Attitudes to Text- and Voice-based Purchase Reminders

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Jakob Nordfeldt; [2019]
    Keywords : Voice technology; Virtual assistant; Marketing; ; Attitude; Reminder; AI; Linguistic Devices; Smart assistant; Alexa; Google;

    Abstract : Despite the rapidly increasing usage of virtual personal assistants (VPAs), little research has been devoted to how consumers respond to commercial VPA messages. This study makes an initial contribution by analyzing responses to a purchase reminder. READ MORE