Language Processing as a Precursor to Language Change: Evidence From Icelandic

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Language Processing as a Precursor to Language Change: Evidence From Icelandic

Postby Kraut » Thu Jun 11, 2020 5:39 pm

Robert Mailhammer

Language Processing as a Precursor to Language Change: Evidence From Icelandic

One of the main characteristics of human languages is that they are subject to fundamental changes over time. However, because of the long transitional periods involved, the internal dynamics of such changes are typically inaccessible. Here, we present a new approach to examining language change via its connection to language comprehension. By means of an EEG experiment on Icelandic, a prominent current example of a language in transition, we show that the neurophysiological responses of native speakers already reflect projected changes that are not yet apparent in their overt behavior. Neurocognitive measures thus offer a means of predicting, rather than only retracing, language change.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6978737/
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