dr. M.J.A. (Monique) Lamers

Algemeen

Aanwezig: maandag, woensdag, donderdag (op dinsdag ben ik doorgaans thuis te bereiken)
Persoonlijke website: http://www.xs4all.nl/~mjalamer

Specialismen

• Psycholinguïstiek, taal en cognitie, begrijpen van gesproken en geschreven zinnen en teksten, argument structuur, anafore relaties
• Meetmethoden: Ratings, questionnaires, event-related brain potentials (ERPs), eye-tracking, speeded-grammaticality judgements, self-paced reading
• Huidige onderzoeksproject: In search of the referent: anaphor resolution in linear text and hypertext

Voor meer informatie zie Persoonlijke website

Onderzoek

Huidige onderzoeksproject: In search of the referent: anaphor resolution in linear text and hypertext

" The interpretation of natural discourse is a complex dynamic process that evolves in time with amazing speed and efficiency. It crucially depends on context coherence, as well as on cognitive functions such as working memory capacity of the reader. This project focuses on the resolution of anaphoric expressions (i.e. anaphoric noun phrases such as the book, the purchase). Anaphoric expressions can only be fully interpreted if they are linked to entities introduced elsewhere in the discourse. Therefore they form cohesive links between sentences and sentence fragments, which makes anaphor resolution indispensable for discourse comprehension.

In this project the influence of four discourse constructional factors on anaphor resolution will be examined: the presence of multiple possible referents in the discourse, the distance between the anaphoric expression and the referents, the amount of elaboration of possible referents, and the form of the elaboration. I will perform a line of experiments that extends beyond previous research as it addresses the on-line comprehension of anaphor resolution in linear discourse as well as in hypertext. Although hypertext is a fast growing discourse medium we are more and more exposed to, little is known of the exact influence of discourse constructional factors on the comprehension of hypertext. This project aims to contribute to more detailed insights on this issue by investigating anaphor resolution in hypertext using the sophisticated method of tracking eye movements while reading. Furthermore, the possible influence of individual differences in working memory capacity on anaphor resolution will be addressed by comparing differences in eye movement patterns of readers with high and low verbal working memory span. Following the eye movements and fixation durations of native speakers of Dutch with high and low working memory will tell us whether different reading strategies interact with individual differences, as well as which factors may facilitate or disrupt the comprehension process. Hence, the outcome of these studies will provide new information on the influence of discourse constructional factors in the comprehension of linear discourse, which in turn may lead to new guidelines for the construction of hypertext. "

Publicaties

Recente publicaties:
2009-2012
Artikelen/Boeken/Boekdelen

• Lamers, M.J.A. & Swart, de, P. (eds) (2012). Case, Word Order, and Prominence: Psycholinguistic and Theoretical Approaches to Argument Structure. Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics, Springer.
  • Including
    • Lamers, M.J.A. & Swart, de , P. (eds). Case, Word Order, and Prominence language production and comprehension in a cross-linguistic perspective
    • Lamers, M.J.A. Argument linearization in Dutch: a multi-factorial approach.
      
• Bader, M & Lamers (2009). Case and language comprehension. In: A. Malchukov & A. Spencer (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Case. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 402-418.
• Lamers, M.J.A. & Ruigendijk E. (2009). Case and aphasia. In: A. Malchukov & A. Spencer (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Case. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 419-435

• Vogels, J. & Lamers, M.J.A. (2008). The placement of bare plural subjects in Dutch. Linguistics in the Netherlands, Vol. 25, 2008, 169-180.
• Hammer, A., Jansma, B. Lamers, M, and Münte, T F. (2008). Interplay of meaning, syntax and working memory during pronoun resolution investigated by ERPs. Brain Research, 1230, 177-191.
• Lamers, M.J.A., Jansma B.M., Hammer A. & Münte, T.F. (2008). Differences in the processing of anaphoric reference between closely related languages: neurophysiological evidence. BMC Neuroscience, 9:55.
• Lamers, M.J.A., Lestrade, S. & de Swart, P (eds). (2008). Animacy, Argument Structure, and Argument Encoding. Lingua (Special Issue), 118.
• Swart, de, P., Lamers, M. J.A. & Lestrade, S. (2008). Animacy, Argument Structure, and Argument Encoding. In: M.J.A. Lamers, S. Lestrade & P. de Swart (eds.) Animacy, Argument Structure, and Argument Encoding, Lingua, 118, 131-140.

• Lamers, M.J.A. & Van Hooijdonk, C. (2011). Zeggen plaatjes meer dan woorden alleen? Effect van verschillende multimodale informatiepresentaties in instructieve teksten. VIOT, 23december.
• Lamers, M.J.A.  & Spooren, W. (2011). The fluffy rabbit phenomenon and how to get rid of it: investigating the influence of discourse constructional factors on information structure. LPTS 2011, Leuven, 17 november.
• Van Hooijdonk & Lamers, M.J.A. (2011). Picture that: the role of pictures in the comprehensibility of complex written discourse. Onderzoeksdag Camera (Prezi demo), 5 juli.
• Lamers, M.J.A. & Spooren, W. (2011). In search of the referent: tracking referents in discourse. Annual Meeting STD Poitiers, 12 juli.
• Lamers, M.J.A. (2011). The fluffy rabbit phenomenon and how to get rid of it: investigating the influence of discourse constructional factors on information structure. LCC 19 mei.

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