Stephanie Rotter
Biographic Data
| ID | 1453320 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephanie Rotter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Rotter |
| SIGNATURE | ROTTER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2949-2355 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Comparing comparatives
English employs a variety of comparative formation strategies. Theoretical and corpus-based research has established that their distribution depends on a variety of factors. In this article, we take an experimental approach to test analytic, synthetic and double comparative forms in relation to register in American and British English. We report on a rating study investigating the appropriateness and interpretation in terms of evaluativity of the…
A register approach to modal (non-)concord in English
Modal concord refers to the phenomenon where the co-occurrence of two modal elements with the same flavor and force (e.g. may possibly, must certainly ) gives rise to the interpretation of single modality. Given their (arguably) equivalent semantics, constructions with modal concord and single modal (e.g. may , must ) can function as alternative choices in different contexts of use – how do speakers choose between them, and how is the choice perc…
A register approach to negative concord versus negative polarity items in English
Negative concord (NC) is used in many English varieties but usually considered ungrammatical in ‘standard’ contemporary English, where negative polarity items (NPIs) are used. In this paper, we take a novel experimental approach to the use of NC versus NPI constructions in relation to register, i. e., sets of speech repertoires linked to specific situational and functional parameters. We report on two rating experiments with American and British …
Counterfactual language, emotion, and perspective
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic turned into a global crisis. Focusing on the deterioration in people’s mental health, we conducted two experiments, one in Germany and one in the UK, in January and February 2021, when both countries were in lockdown. Using a COVID-19-themed sentence completion task, we tested the direction of counterfactual thoughts in relation to egocentric (self-focused) versus non-egocentric (other-focused) perspective-taking. R…
Bias and Modality in Conditionals
The concept of bias is familiar to linguists primarily from the literature on questions. Following the work of Giannakidou and Mari (Truth and Veridicality in Grammar and Thought: Modality, Mood, and Propositional Attitudes, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2021), we assume "nonveridical equilibrium" (implying thatpand¬pas equal possibilities) to be the default for epistemic modals, questions and conditionals. The equilibrium of conditionals…
Bias and Modality in Conditionals
The concept of bias is familiar to linguists primarily from the literature on questions. Following the work of Giannakidou and Mari (Truth and Veridicality in Grammar and Thought: Modality, Mood, and Propositional Attitudes, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2021), we assume "nonveridical equilibrium" (implying thatpand¬pas equal possibilities) to be the default for epistemic modals, questions and conditionals. The equilibrium of conditionals…
Bias and Modality in Conditionals
The concept of bias is familiar to linguists primarily from the literature on questions. Following the work of Giannakidou and Mari (Truth and Veridicality in Grammar and Thought: Modality, Mood, and Propositional Attitudes, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2021), we assume "nonveridical equilibrium" (implying thatpand¬pas equal possibilities) to be the default for epistemic modals, questions and conditionals. The equilibrium of conditionals…
Counterfactual language, emotion, and perspective
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic turned into a global crisis. Focusing on the deterioration in people’s mental health, we conducted two experiments, one in Germany and one in the UK, in January and February 2021, when both countries were in lockdown. Using a COVID-19-themed sentence completion task, we tested the direction of counterfactual thoughts in relation to egocentric (self-focused) versus non-egocentric (other-focused) perspective-taking. R…
A register approach to modal (non-)concord in English
Modal concord refers to the phenomenon where the co-occurrence of two modal elements with the same flavor and force (e.g. may possibly, must certainly ) gives rise to the interpretation of single modality. Given their (arguably) equivalent semantics, constructions with modal concord and single modal (e.g. may , must ) can function as alternative choices in different contexts of use – how do speakers choose between them, and how is the choice perc…
A register approach to negative concord versus negative polarity items in English
Negative concord (NC) is used in many English varieties but usually considered ungrammatical in ‘standard’ contemporary English, where negative polarity items (NPIs) are used. In this paper, we take a novel experimental approach to the use of NC versus NPI constructions in relation to register, i. e., sets of speech repertoires linked to specific situational and functional parameters. We report on two rating experiments with American and British …
Comparing comparatives
English employs a variety of comparative formation strategies. Theoretical and corpus-based research has established that their distribution depends on a variety of factors. In this article, we take an experimental approach to test analytic, synthetic and double comparative forms in relation to register in American and British English. We report on a rating study investigating the appropriateness and interpretation in terms of evaluativity of the…
Linguistics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works)