New publications
- The Hindu Kush–Karakorum and linguistic areality 2021-07-16 The article summarizes and discusses the most important results of the research project Language contact and relatedness in the Hindu Kush region (2015—2020).
- Modality-Focused L2-Instruction in Swedish Sign Language 2021-07-12 This empirical study by Ingela Holmström shows a language teaching context that largely differs from other language teaching contexts and how students experience this new language learning process. The article is a part of the UTL2 project at the Department of Linguistics.
- Prototype Semantics and Cross‐Linguistic Comparison 2021-03-19 In our article we attempt to relate the achievements and discussion within cross-linguistic research on semantics to the general discussion of categorisation and prototypes. We conclude that categories, as they emerge in the course of cross-linguistic research, have fuzzy boundaries and seem to be organized in terms of prototypes.
- Links between language and executive functions in Swedish preschool children: A pilot study 2021-03-19 The pilot study included 47 children aged 4–6 and aimed at describing the relationship between language and executive functions.
- Use and acquisition of mouth actions in L2 sign language learners : A corpus-based approach (2021) 2021-01-04 This article deals with L2 acquisition of a sign language, examining in particular the use and acquisition of non-manual mouth actions performed by L2 learners of Swedish Sign Language.
- N1 repetition-attenuation for acoustically variable speech and spectrally rotated speech 2020-12-21 In the present study, N1 repetition-attenuation was investigated for speech and spectrally rotated speech with varying degrees of acoustic and perceptual category variation.
- The dynamics of vowel hypo-and hyperarticulation in Swedish infant-directed speech to 12-month-olds 2020-12-21 Vowel hypo- and hyperarticulation (VHH) was investigated in Swedish infant-directed speech (IDS) to Swedish 12-month-olds using a measure that normalizes across speakers and vowels: the vhh-index.
- Evidence of an Effect of Gaming Experience on Visuospatial Attention in Deaf but Not in Hearing... 2020-11-04 Using a test of attentional control, we found that deaf gamers performed on a par with hearing controls, while the performance of deaf non-gamers was poorer. Among hearing controls there was no effect of gaming. This suggests that deaf gamers may have better visuospatial attentional control than deaf non-gamers.
- Breathing in Conversation 2020-11-04 This work revisits the problem of breathing cues used for management of speaking turns in multiparty casual conversation.
- Conveying environmental context to deafblind people: a study of tactile sign language interpreting. 2020-11-04 This paper aims to contribute to the field of tactile sign language interpreting by describing how two Tactile Swedish Sign Language interpreters convey environmental information to two deafblind women.
New grants
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Research funding from the MAW Foundation to Iris-Corinna Schwarz
Iris-Corinna Schwarz was granted SEK 4.5 million for the five-year project "Parent affect in infant-directed speech and its role in language learning (PALL)". The aim of the project is to provide a picture of how infants' language learning is affected by various socio-emotional factors.
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Two linguistic research projects are awarded grants from The Swedish Research Council
Karolina Grzech, Henrik Bergqvist and Henrik Liljegren at the Department of Linguistics has been awarded grants for two upcoming reseach projects.
