Douglas Saddy
Biographic Data
| ID | 3076660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Douglas Saddy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Douglas |
| FAMILY NAME | Saddy |
| SIGNATURE | SADDY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8501-6076 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The architecture of agreement
In this paper we raise the question “why is agreement so common across natural languages?”. We will argue that the challenge of grammar inference in natural and artificial languages provides key insights into the ubiquity of agreement. By grammar inference , we mean the discovery of a procedure that (i) determines string well-formedness on the basis of exposure to unannotated expressions of a language; and (ii) allows for the construction of stru…
Subcortical restructuring as a function of multilingualism
Subcortical structures implicated in language control and processing adapt structurally with increasing language experience. However, the adaptation patterns across different subcortical structures remain unclear. Previous findings from bilinguals and multilinguals reveal renormalisation patterns, lending support to the Dynamic Restructuring Model (Pliatsikas, 2020). These patterns are composed of increasing volumes during the initial stages of l…
Sensitivity to Inflectional Morphemes in the Absence of Meaning
A number of studies in different languages have shown that speakers may be sensitive to the presence of inflectional morphology in the absence of verb meaning (Caramazza et al. in Cognition 28(3):297-332, 1988; Clahsen in Behav Brain Sci 22(06):991-1013, 1999; Post et al. in Cognition 109(1):1-17, 2008). In this study, sensitivity to inflectional morphemes was tested in a purposely developed task with English-like nonwords. Native speakers of Eng…
Distinct Neurophysiological Patterns Reflecting Aspects of Syntactic Complexity and Syntactic Repair
Distinct Neurophysiological Patterns Reflecting Aspects of Syntactic Complexity and Syntactic Repair
Sensitivity to Inflectional Morphemes in the Absence of Meaning
A number of studies in different languages have shown that speakers may be sensitive to the presence of inflectional morphology in the absence of verb meaning (Caramazza et al. in Cognition 28(3):297-332, 1988; Clahsen in Behav Brain Sci 22(06):991-1013, 1999; Post et al. in Cognition 109(1):1-17, 2008). In this study, sensitivity to inflectional morphemes was tested in a purposely developed task with English-like nonwords. Native speakers of Eng…
Subcortical restructuring as a function of multilingualism
Subcortical structures implicated in language control and processing adapt structurally with increasing language experience. However, the adaptation patterns across different subcortical structures remain unclear. Previous findings from bilinguals and multilinguals reveal renormalisation patterns, lending support to the Dynamic Restructuring Model (Pliatsikas, 2020). These patterns are composed of increasing volumes during the initial stages of l…
The architecture of agreement
In this paper we raise the question “why is agreement so common across natural languages?”. We will argue that the challenge of grammar inference in natural and artificial languages provides key insights into the ubiquity of agreement. By grammar inference , we mean the discovery of a procedure that (i) determines string well-formedness on the basis of exposure to unannotated expressions of a language; and (ii) allows for the construction of stru…
Language Development and Disorders (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Neuroscience (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psycholinguistics (2 works)