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Megan Saylor

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Maria Osina

Graduate Student
Research Area: Developmental Science

The primary focus of my research is language comprehension in young children and adults.  With infants I study their ability to comprehend references to absent objects. In particular, I am interested in ways their memory and representational abilities shape their language comprehension. 

With adults and preschoolers I study the relation between grammatical structures and mental representation. Specifically, I am interested in how the choice of syntax affects what the listener represents when processing speech. I am also interested in how the speaker’s perceived situation influences the choice of grammatical structures.

Overall I favor modal views on language comprehension and plan to study more closely processes like mental simulation and imagery during word, sentence and text processing at different ages.

 

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9/23/2013 at 4:10 pm
Psychological Sciences Special Seminar

 
Xiangmin Xu, Ph.D.
University of California at Irvine
(former member of the Casagrande Lab)

2013 Randolph Blake Early Career Award Winner


Monday, September 23, 2013
4:10pm
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