Alice Blumenthal‐dramé
Biographic Data
| ID | 3467334 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alice Blumenthal‐dramé |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alice |
| FAMILY NAME | Blumenthal‐dramé |
| SIGNATURE | DRAMÉ A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Freiburg |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-0132-7443 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The effects of aspect on meaning interpretation in the online and offline processing of modal constructions
This psycholinguistic study investigates the effects of aspect (i.e., the grammatical distinction between progressive and simple) on the interpretation of English modals (epistemic versus deontic) with a view to gaining insights into the mental representation of modal constructions, specifically their schematicity degree and node structure. This overarching question is addressed through an experiment focusing on the necessity modals must , should…
Measuring language complexity: Challenges and opportunities
This special issue focuses on measuring language complexity. The contributions address methodological challenges, discuss implications for theoretical research, and use complexity measurements for testing theoretical claims. In this introductory article, we explain what knowledge can be gained from quantifying complexity. We then describe a workshop and a shared task which were our attempt to develop a systematic approach to the challenge of find…
Usage-Based Individual Differences in the Probabilistic Processing of Multi-Word Sequences
While it is widely acknowledged that both predictive expectations and retrodictive integration influence language processing, the individual differences that affect these two processes and the best metrics for observing them have yet to be fully described. The present study aims to contribute to the debate by investigating the extent to which experienced-based variables modulate the processing of word pairs (bigrams). Specifically, we investigate…
Meaning and Measures: Interpreting and Evaluating Complexity Metrics
Research on language complexity has been abundant and manifold in the past two decades. Within typology, it has to a very large extent been motivated by the question of whether all languages are equally complex, and if not, which language-external factors affect the distribution of complexity across languages. To address this and other questions, a plethora of different metrics and approaches has been put forward to measure the complexity of lang…
Language comprehension across the life span: Introduction to the special section
Retracted Article: The Online Processing of Causal and Concessive Relations: Comparing Native Speakers of English and German
This article presents a self-paced reading study comparing the online processing of interclausal discourse relations in native speakers of English and German. The study aims to contribute to two overarching questions: First, it puts to the test the so-called causality-by-default hypothesis, which states that causality is a default assumption, whereas concession is less inferable and thus cognitively inherently more complex. Second, it explores th…
What corpus-based Cognitive Linguistics can and cannot expect from neurolinguistics
This paper argues that neurolinguistics has the potential to yield insights that can feed back into corpus-based Cognitive Linguistics. It starts by discussing how far the cognitive realism of probabilistic statements derived from corpus data currently goes. Against this background, it argues that the cognitive realism of usage-based models could be further enhanced through deeper engagement with neurolinguistics, but also highlights a number of …
What corpus-based Cognitive Linguistics can and cannot expect from neurolinguistics
This paper argues that neurolinguistics has the potential to yield insights that can feed back into corpus-based Cognitive Linguistics. It starts by discussing how far the cognitive realism of probabilistic statements derived from corpus data currently goes. Against this background, it argues that the cognitive realism of usage-based models could be further enhanced through deeper engagement with neurolinguistics, but also highlights a number of …
Retracted Article: The Online Processing of Causal and Concessive Relations: Comparing Native Speakers of English and German
This article presents a self-paced reading study comparing the online processing of interclausal discourse relations in native speakers of English and German. The study aims to contribute to two overarching questions: First, it puts to the test the so-called causality-by-default hypothesis, which states that causality is a default assumption, whereas concession is less inferable and thus cognitively inherently more complex. Second, it explores th…
What corpus-based Cognitive Linguistics can and cannot expect from neurolinguistics
This paper argues that neurolinguistics has the potential to yield insights that can feed back into corpus-based Cognitive Linguistics. It starts by discussing how far the cognitive realism of probabilistic statements derived from corpus data currently goes. Against this background, it argues that the cognitive realism of usage-based models could be further enhanced through deeper engagement with neurolinguistics, but also highlights a number of …
Usage-Based Individual Differences in the Probabilistic Processing of Multi-Word Sequences
While it is widely acknowledged that both predictive expectations and retrodictive integration influence language processing, the individual differences that affect these two processes and the best metrics for observing them have yet to be fully described. The present study aims to contribute to the debate by investigating the extent to which experienced-based variables modulate the processing of word pairs (bigrams). Specifically, we investigate…
Meaning and Measures: Interpreting and Evaluating Complexity Metrics
Research on language complexity has been abundant and manifold in the past two decades. Within typology, it has to a very large extent been motivated by the question of whether all languages are equally complex, and if not, which language-external factors affect the distribution of complexity across languages. To address this and other questions, a plethora of different metrics and approaches has been put forward to measure the complexity of lang…
Language comprehension across the life span: Introduction to the special section
Retracted Article: The Online Processing of Causal and Concessive Relations: Comparing Native Speakers of English and German
This article presents a self-paced reading study comparing the online processing of interclausal discourse relations in native speakers of English and German. The study aims to contribute to two overarching questions: First, it puts to the test the so-called causality-by-default hypothesis, which states that causality is a default assumption, whereas concession is less inferable and thus cognitively inherently more complex. Second, it explores th…
Measuring language complexity: Challenges and opportunities
This special issue focuses on measuring language complexity. The contributions address methodological challenges, discuss implications for theoretical research, and use complexity measurements for testing theoretical claims. In this introductory article, we explain what knowledge can be gained from quantifying complexity. We then describe a workshop and a shared task which were our attempt to develop a systematic approach to the challenge of find…
The effects of aspect on meaning interpretation in the online and offline processing of modal constructions
This psycholinguistic study investigates the effects of aspect (i.e., the grammatical distinction between progressive and simple) on the interpretation of English modals (epistemic versus deontic) with a view to gaining insights into the mental representation of modal constructions, specifically their schematicity degree and node structure. This overarching question is addressed through an experiment focusing on the necessity modals must , should…
Computer Science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Natural language processing (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works)