Eye-movement reveals word order effects on comparative sentences in older adults using a verb-final language
ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine age-related differences in the comprehension of Korean comparative sentences with varying word orders by employing both offline and online measures, and to investigate how variations in word order affect sentence processing across different age groups.MethodsA t...
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| author | Jihyun Hwang Seunghun J. Lee Seunghun J. Lee Jee Eun Sung |
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| description | ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine age-related differences in the comprehension of Korean comparative sentences with varying word orders by employing both offline and online measures, and to investigate how variations in word order affect sentence processing across different age groups.MethodsA total of 52 monolingual native Korean speakers, 26 young adults, and 26 older adults, completed a sentence-picture-matching task under two word order conditions: comparative-first and nominative-first. Offline measures included accuracy and response time, while an online method involved eye-tracking within the Visual World Paradigm. Data analyses were performed using linear and generalized linear mixed-effects models.ResultsOlder adults demonstrated lower accuracy and longer response times compared to younger individuals. Distinctive fixation patterns were observed, particularly in the sentential-final phrase, across different age groups. Specifically, nominative-first sentences elicited greater target advantage scores among younger adults, whereas older adults showed higher scores in comparative-first sentences.ConclusionThe study highlights the potential of comparative sentences in elucidating age-related changes in sentence comprehension. These differences were evident not only in offline tasks but also in real-time processing, as evidenced by eye-tracking data. The findings suggest distinct processing strategies employed by young and older adults and underscore the importance of considering both syntactic and semantic cues in sentence comprehension. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-409279a857ca40d9b21e88dda49dccc42024-03-26T10:45:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-03-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.13355361335536Eye-movement reveals word order effects on comparative sentences in older adults using a verb-final languageJihyun Hwang0Seunghun J. Lee1Seunghun J. Lee2Jee Eun Sung3Department of Communication Disorders, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Psychology and Linguistics, International Christian University, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, IndiaDepartment of Communication Disorders, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaObjectivesThis study aimed to examine age-related differences in the comprehension of Korean comparative sentences with varying word orders by employing both offline and online measures, and to investigate how variations in word order affect sentence processing across different age groups.MethodsA total of 52 monolingual native Korean speakers, 26 young adults, and 26 older adults, completed a sentence-picture-matching task under two word order conditions: comparative-first and nominative-first. Offline measures included accuracy and response time, while an online method involved eye-tracking within the Visual World Paradigm. Data analyses were performed using linear and generalized linear mixed-effects models.ResultsOlder adults demonstrated lower accuracy and longer response times compared to younger individuals. Distinctive fixation patterns were observed, particularly in the sentential-final phrase, across different age groups. Specifically, nominative-first sentences elicited greater target advantage scores among younger adults, whereas older adults showed higher scores in comparative-first sentences.ConclusionThe study highlights the potential of comparative sentences in elucidating age-related changes in sentence comprehension. These differences were evident not only in offline tasks but also in real-time processing, as evidenced by eye-tracking data. The findings suggest distinct processing strategies employed by young and older adults and underscore the importance of considering both syntactic and semantic cues in sentence comprehension.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1335536/fullcomparative sentencesentence comprehensionverb-final languageword ordereyetrackingvisual world paradigm |
| spellingShingle | Jihyun Hwang Seunghun J. Lee Seunghun J. Lee Jee Eun Sung Eye-movement reveals word order effects on comparative sentences in older adults using a verb-final language Frontiers in Psychology comparative sentence sentence comprehension verb-final language word order eyetracking visual world paradigm |
| title | Eye-movement reveals word order effects on comparative sentences in older adults using a verb-final language |
| title_full | Eye-movement reveals word order effects on comparative sentences in older adults using a verb-final language |
| title_fullStr | Eye-movement reveals word order effects on comparative sentences in older adults using a verb-final language |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eye-movement reveals word order effects on comparative sentences in older adults using a verb-final language |
| title_short | Eye-movement reveals word order effects on comparative sentences in older adults using a verb-final language |
| title_sort | eye movement reveals word order effects on comparative sentences in older adults using a verb final language |
| topic | comparative sentence sentence comprehension verb-final language word order eyetracking visual world paradigm |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1335536/full |
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