Ianthi Tsimpli
Biographic Data
| ID | 1497981 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ianthi Tsimpli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ianthi |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsimpli |
| SIGNATURE | TSIMPLI I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Is rows a rose in Chinese? A meta-analysis on the role of phonology, orthography and semantics in early Chinese character processing
The role of phonology in early Chinese character recognition is an ongoing and important debate in the field of visual word processing. The literature has yielded conflicting perspectives on this matter, highlighting the need for a comprehensive investigation. The current meta-analysis included a total of 33 papers in the qualitative analysis and 14 studies in quantitative analysis to clarify the temporal dynamics of orthographic, semantic, and p…
Pseudorelatives, relatives, and L1 attrition
Aims: While research on syntactic L1 attrition has largely focused on interface phenomena (e.g., overt pronouns in null-subject languages), attrition has also been reported to affect syntactic parsing. This paper extends previous work by looking at the attrition of (pseudo)relative clause parser biases in L1-Italian L2-English speakers. This was done to investigate whether previous findings of attrition in the interpretation of ambiguous relative…
Measuring the multilingual reality
India's linguistic diversity is reflected in classrooms across the country, where multiple languages are used by teachers and learners to negotiate meaning and instructiona multilingual, multicultural student body is the norm, whether in urban or rural contexts. This study documents teaching practices in English language and maths lessons in Delhi and Hyderabad, with a specific focus on language use. The findings from 104 classroom observations a…
Biliteracy and reading ability in children who learn Greek as a second language
The differences and similarities in the word recognition and reading comprehension skills of monoliterate Albanian-Greek (ML2), biliterate Albanian-Greek (BL2) and monolingual (L1) children in grades 3–6 were examined in two cross-sectional studies. Participants completed standardized and experimental tasks measuring cognitive, oral language and reading skills. The first study explored the effect of biliteracy on Greek word recognition taking int…
Pronoun ambiguity resolution in Greek
The role of age of onset and input in early child bilingualism in Greek and Dutch
The focus of this study is the acquisition of grammatical gender in Greek and Dutch by bilingual children whose other language is English. Although grammatical gender languages share the property of noun classification in terms of grammatical gender, there are important differences between the languages under investigation here in terms of both the morphological cues for gender marking available to the child and the developmental path followed by…
First language attrition and syntactic subjects
In this paper we present some results from an experimental study that we have been conducting into the effects of syntactic attrition on the L1 of Greek and Italian speakers who have achieved near-native proficiency in their L2 (English) but still use their L1 on a regular basis. In particular, we test the hypothesis, developed on the basis of assumptions regarding syntactic modularity, that the changes in L1 syntax will be restricted to the inte…
Language against the odds
In this paper we report on our attempt to teach the polyglot savant Christopher (‘C’ hereinafter) British Sign Language (BSL). BSL presents C with a novel challenge in the use of hand-eye coordination, while at the same time offering him the linguistic ingredients he is obsessed with. Despite his deficits in key areas of intellectual ability, communication skills and visuo-spatial cognition, C has developed a working knowledge of BSL through proc…
Pronoun ambiguity resolution in Greek
Language against the odds
In this paper we report on our attempt to teach the polyglot savant Christopher (‘C’ hereinafter) British Sign Language (BSL). BSL presents C with a novel challenge in the use of hand-eye coordination, while at the same time offering him the linguistic ingredients he is obsessed with. Despite his deficits in key areas of intellectual ability, communication skills and visuo-spatial cognition, C has developed a working knowledge of BSL through proc…
Language against the odds
In this paper we report on our attempt to teach the polyglot savant Christopher (‘C’ hereinafter) British Sign Language (BSL). BSL presents C with a novel challenge in the use of hand-eye coordination, while at the same time offering him the linguistic ingredients he is obsessed with. Despite his deficits in key areas of intellectual ability, communication skills and visuo-spatial cognition, C has developed a working knowledge of BSL through proc…
First language attrition and syntactic subjects
In this paper we present some results from an experimental study that we have been conducting into the effects of syntactic attrition on the L1 of Greek and Italian speakers who have achieved near-native proficiency in their L2 (English) but still use their L1 on a regular basis. In particular, we test the hypothesis, developed on the basis of assumptions regarding syntactic modularity, that the changes in L1 syntax will be restricted to the inte…
The role of age of onset and input in early child bilingualism in Greek and Dutch
The focus of this study is the acquisition of grammatical gender in Greek and Dutch by bilingual children whose other language is English. Although grammatical gender languages share the property of noun classification in terms of grammatical gender, there are important differences between the languages under investigation here in terms of both the morphological cues for gender marking available to the child and the developmental path followed by…
Pronoun ambiguity resolution in Greek
Biliteracy and reading ability in children who learn Greek as a second language
The differences and similarities in the word recognition and reading comprehension skills of monoliterate Albanian-Greek (ML2), biliterate Albanian-Greek (BL2) and monolingual (L1) children in grades 3–6 were examined in two cross-sectional studies. Participants completed standardized and experimental tasks measuring cognitive, oral language and reading skills. The first study explored the effect of biliteracy on Greek word recognition taking int…
Measuring the multilingual reality
India's linguistic diversity is reflected in classrooms across the country, where multiple languages are used by teachers and learners to negotiate meaning and instructiona multilingual, multicultural student body is the norm, whether in urban or rural contexts. This study documents teaching practices in English language and maths lessons in Delhi and Hyderabad, with a specific focus on language use. The findings from 104 classroom observations a…
Pseudorelatives, relatives, and L1 attrition
Aims: While research on syntactic L1 attrition has largely focused on interface phenomena (e.g., overt pronouns in null-subject languages), attrition has also been reported to affect syntactic parsing. This paper extends previous work by looking at the attrition of (pseudo)relative clause parser biases in L1-Italian L2-English speakers. This was done to investigate whether previous findings of attrition in the interpretation of ambiguous relative…
Is rows a rose in Chinese? A meta-analysis on the role of phonology, orthography and semantics in early Chinese character processing
The role of phonology in early Chinese character recognition is an ongoing and important debate in the field of visual word processing. The literature has yielded conflicting perspectives on this matter, highlighting the need for a comprehensive investigation. The current meta-analysis included a total of 33 papers in the qualitative analysis and 14 studies in quantitative analysis to clarify the temporal dynamics of orthographic, semantic, and p…
Linguistics (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Cognition (5 works) · Language Development and Disorders (5 works) · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (4 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works)