Naslov
Challenges of Different Approaches and Methodologies in Psycholinguistics: The Example of an RC Attachment Preference Study in Croatian

Autori
Matić, Ana ; Kovačević, Melita

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
A Life in Cognition: Studies in Cognitive Science in Honor of Csaba Pléh

Urednik/ci
Gervain, Judit ; Csibra, Gergely ; Kovács, Kristóf

Izdavač
Springer

Grad
Cham

Godina
2022

Raspon stranica
125-136

ISBN
978-3-030-66174-8

ISSN
2364-4109

Ključne riječi
Psycholinguistics ; Theoretical frameworks ; Interdisciplinarity ; Multi-methodology ; Cross-linguistic studies ; Attachment preference ; Croatian language

Sažetak
Psycholinguistics as a discipline can be traced back further than one would think, but what we refer to as modern psycholinguistics emerged in the 1950s. The gradual accumulation of interdisciplinary knowledge, cross-linguistic research, and the development of ideas formed the foundation for new approaches. Indeed, interdisciplinarity, multi-methodology, and linguistic diversity are to this day inevitable and integral parts of psycholinguistics. The aim of this paper is to argue the interplay of different approaches and methodologies, namely in relation to syntactic processing. The paper provides a general overview of former state-of the-art and newer research trends, discusses the challenges of new approaches, and presents them in the context of a recently performed attachment preference study in Croatian. Using multiple methodologies, the study shows that Croatian is a high attachment preference language. More importantly, it illustrates the significance of a carefully planned research design and the relevance of obeying the properties of the studied language. These considerations are crucial in order to avoid that someone’s choice of theoretical framework and methods influences results.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Logopedija, Filologija

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