TY  - GEN
ID  - cogprints9029
UR  - http://cogprints.org/9029/
A1  - Huette, Ms. Stephanie
A1  - Winter, Mr. Bodo
A1  - Matlock, Dr. Teenie
A1  - Ardell, Dr. David
A1  - Spivey, Dr. Michael
TI  - Spontaneous eye movements during passive spoken language comprehension reflect grammatical processing
Y1  - 2013/01/30/
N2  - Language is tightly connected to sensory and motor systems. Recent research using eye- tracking typically relies on constrained visual contexts, viewing a small array of objects on a computer screen. Some critiques of embodiment ask if people simply match their simulations to the pictures being presented. This study compared the comprehension of verbs with two different grammatical forms: the past progressive form (e.g., was walking), which emphasizes the ongoing nature of actions, and the simple past (e.g., walked), which emphasizes the end-state of an action. The results showed that the distribution and timing of eye movements mirrors the underlying conceptual structure of this linguistic difference in the absence of any visual stimuli. Thus, eye movement data suggest that visual inputs are unnecessary to solicit perceptual simulations.
AV  - public
KW  - Language
KW  -  Eye Movements
KW  -  Linguistic aspect
KW  -  Embodiment
ER  -

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