[Jenling] Vortrag A. Mellinger (Do, 14.07., 18 Uhr): 'Choose your words wisely: the role of semantic and sociolinguistic features in lexical selection.'

[Volker Gast]

Liebe Kolleg*innen,

ich schicke euch unten noch ein Abstract zu dem Vortrag von A. Mellinger 
am Donnerstag.

Viele Grüße,
Volker


Titel: "Choose your words wisely: the role of semantic and 
sociolinguistic features in lexical selection."
Datum: 14.07.2022
Zeit: 18 Uhr c.t.


Abstract

Linguists have long been working to develop objective criteria for 
distinguishing languages from dialects. The prevailing view amongst 
sociolinguists is that no objective
criteria can be formulated. In this talk, I will examine whether 
language processing can provide insight into this problem by identifying 
behavioural differences between bilinguals and
bidialectal speakers. Specifically, previous research has demonstrated 
that when bilinguals name an object in Lx while simultaneously 
processing a translation equivalent distractor word
in Ly, naming times are sped up relative to an unrelated condition 
(Costa, Miozzo, & Caramazza, 1999). Using the same methodology, I 
explore whether a comparable facilitation effect
arises when the distractor word is a dialectal variant of the picture 
name. This approach will be applied to various dialect candidates 
varying mutual intelligibility (abstand), prestige
(ausbau), and familiarity. The findings are contextualised within a 
competitive model of lexical selection.


On 08/07/2022 10:12, Volker Gast wrote:
> Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
> wir möchten Sie hrezliche einladen zu einem Gastvortrag von A. 
> Mellinger (Dundee) zum Thema
>
> "Choose your words wisely: the role of semantic and sociolinguistic 
> features in lexical selection."
>
> Datum: 14.07.2022
>
> Zeit: 18 Uhr c.t.
>
> Ort: Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8, Raum 601
>
> A. Mellinger's research profile:
>
> "My research combines linguistic theory, psychological models, and 
> experimental methodology into a line of research that investigates 
> what speakers know about words. Specifically, I conduct research on 
> the nature and organization of lexical representations, focusing on 
> the nature of different types of semantic relations (e.g., a 
> comparison of effects arising from the relationship between dog and 
> horse and the relationship between horse and saddle) as well as on 
> sociolinguistic factors like dialectal lexical variations. I've 
> developed novel variants of well-known experimental paradigms, 
> specifically Rasha Abdel Rahman and I developed a multiple word 
> variant of picture-word interference paradigm to investigate the 
> relationships between different types of distractor effects."
>
> Viele Grüße,
> Christian Dobel, Hoger Dießel, Volker Gast
>