Predicting at speed during L2 sentence processing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21697697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anuenue Kukona (0000-0003-4377-3057, University of Greenwich, corresponding author), Khursheda Akhter (University of Greenwich), Israela Akinyi (University of Greenwich), Anika Kandala (University of Greenwich), Nusrat Tahia (University of Greenwich) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bilingualism Language and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-7289 • E-ISSN: 1469-1841 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1366728926101540 |
| OpenAlex | W7166322036 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
Comprehenders must accommodate variable speech rates during real-world communication, including rapid speech that necessitates rapid processing. This research investigated whether non-native comprehenders predict (i.e., what will come next) even when hearing rapid speech. Native and non-native participants heard predictive and non-predictive sentences (e.g., “ride...” vs. “spot...”) at normal and fast speech rates (e.g., averaging ~3 vs. 9 syllables per second) while viewing visual arrays with predictable and unrelated objects (e.g., bike vs. kite). Across both groups and rates, participants made predictive mouse cursor movements to predictable objects (e.g., before hearing “bike”). In addition, these groups and rates differed quantitatively. These results suggest that prediction has a qualitatively similar function in native and non-native sentence processing, which supports speeded comprehension
Perception · Sentence · Sentence processing · Speech perception · Speech processing · Words per minute · Action Observation and Synchronization · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |