Fachbereichskolloquium: A closer look at prediction in multimodal environments: Examining variability across language users and the effects of iconic gestures

Wann
Donnerstag, 2. November 2023
11:45 bis 13:15 Uhr

Wo
G 307

Veranstaltet von
Fachbereich Linguistik

Vortragende Person/Vortragende Personen:
Florian Hintz (Philipps University Marburg)

Prediction has become the dominant framework for explaining the functioning of human cognition.
Theories of visual and auditory perception argue that the brain is essentially a prediction machine,
and that viewers and listeners engage in prediction to prepare for upcoming events. Language
comprehension involves visual and auditory perception. The theoretical assumptions about these
perceptual processes have thus direct implications for our conception of language comprehension.

Abstract