Vishakha Shukla
Biographic Data
| ID | 9495293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vishakha Shukla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vishakha |
| FAMILY NAME | Shukla |
| SIGNATURE | SHUKLA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9131-507X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Perceptual, Semantic, and Pragmatic Factors Affect the Derivation of Contrastive Inferences
People derive contrastive inferences when interpreting adjectives (e.g., inferring that ‘the short pencil’ is being contrasted with a longer one). However, classic eye-tracking studies revealed contrastive inferences with scalar and material adjectives, but not with color adjectives. This was explained as a difference in listeners’ informativity expectations, since color adjectives are often used descriptively (hence not warranting a contrastive …
The Development of Simile Comprehension
Similes require two different pragmatic skills: appreciating the intended similarity and deriving a scalar implicature (e.g., “Lucy is like a parrot” normally implies that Lucy is not a parrot), but previous studies overlooked this second skill. In Experiment 1, preschoolers (N = 48; ages 3–5) understood “X is like a Y” as an expression of similarity. In Experiment 2 (N = 99; ages 3–6, 13) and Experiment 3 (N = 201; ages 3–5 and adults), particip…
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The Development of Simile Comprehension
Similes require two different pragmatic skills: appreciating the intended similarity and deriving a scalar implicature (e.g., “Lucy is like a parrot” normally implies that Lucy is not a parrot), but previous studies overlooked this second skill. In Experiment 1, preschoolers (N = 48; ages 3–5) understood “X is like a Y” as an expression of similarity. In Experiment 2 (N = 99; ages 3–6, 13) and Experiment 3 (N = 201; ages 3–5 and adults), particip…
Perceptual, Semantic, and Pragmatic Factors Affect the Derivation of Contrastive Inferences
People derive contrastive inferences when interpreting adjectives (e.g., inferring that ‘the short pencil’ is being contrasted with a longer one). However, classic eye-tracking studies revealed contrastive inferences with scalar and material adjectives, but not with color adjectives. This was explained as a difference in listeners’ informativity expectations, since color adjectives are often used descriptively (hence not warranting a contrastive …
Communication (2 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Categorization, perception, and language (1 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works)