https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/21966 2026-04-09T23:08:10Z 2026-04-09T23:08:10Z Kyuchukov, Hristo https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24623 2024-11-11T09:33:26Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: Book Review. Stoyanova, J. (2021) Problemi na psiholingvistikata [Problems of Psycholinguistics]. Sofia University Press Автори: Kyuchukov, Hristo Короткий огляд (реферат): Juliana Stojanova’s main scientific interest is the acquisition of Bulgarian as a first language – with an emphasis on the early stages, and this is well shown in her last monograph published in 2021 by the Sofia University Press. The content of the proposed monograph follows the topic of the course in psycholinguistics, which the author offers as a part of the mandatory curriculum of bachelor’s and master’s students in the “Speech Therapy” degree program and as an elective course for bachelors and masters of philology at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The course has been repeatedly updated to reflect not only the latest developments in psycholinguistics around the world but also the author’s own research in the acquisition of the Bulgarian language. Thus, the monograph turns from a textbook for students and doctoral students in the humanities engaged in the scientific field of psycholinguistics into a guide for all interested in the issues involved. The first part of the book (Chapters 1-3) discusses topics from general psycholinguistics. The second part, dedicated to developmental psycholinguistics (Chapters 4 to 19), describes and analyses the early acquisition of Bulgarian. This part is based on the research of language ontogenesis, which the book’s author has been conducting for about 35 years.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Zasiekina, Larysa Abraham, Andrea Zasiekin, Serhii https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24622 2024-11-11T09:34:50Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: Unambiguous definition of ambiguous loss: Exploring conceptual boundaries of physical and psychological types through content analysis Автори: Zasiekina, Larysa; Abraham, Andrea; Zasiekin, Serhii Короткий огляд (реферат): The article aims to extend our understanding of physical and psychological types of ambiguous loss through a systematic review based on content and psycholinguistic analysis. The study encompassed articles aligned with ambiguous loss published between 2019-2023, retrieved from PsycINFO, Web of Science (WoS), and Scopus. To eliminate the bias in the literature review, the study extracted published articles, dissertations, book chapters, and preprints with titles containing the search term “ambiguous loss”. Two reviewers (the first and the third authors worked independently) examined titles and abstracts and identified papers highlighting physical (n=34) or psychological (n=23) types of ambiguous loss. The physical type results from physical absence of meaningful persons (e.g. abducted, missing, adopted), while the psychological type results from psychological absence of meaningful persons (e.g. dementia, mental illness, addiction). The study applies the conceptual and relational content analysis of Leximancer (version 4.5) to develop three cluster maps and lists of concepts separately for physical and psychological types and all selected papers published between 2019-2023. The results show that the physical type primarily encompasses situations related to adoption, potentially leading to the ambiguous loss experienced by both biological parents and children when facing forced separation. Psychological type includes parents of children with disabilities, shaken baby syndrome, and caregivers of individuals with brain injuries and cancer. The present study indicates that the conceptual boundaries between physical and psychological types of ambiguous loss are not only expanding but also erasing, giving way to new applications in settings such as the COVID-19 pandemic, organ donor families, and sexual and gender minority.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Tsilimos, Maria Ozubko, Jason https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24621 2024-11-11T09:36:43Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: The effect of the nature of the adversative relations on the online processing of but-sentences Автори: Tsilimos, Maria; Ozubko, Jason Короткий огляд (реферат): The purpose of the study was to extend the knowledge about two different types of adversative relations. The study pertaining to the principles of the Connective Integration Model (Millis & Just, 1994) included two experiments to examine the effect of two types of but-sentences (type 1 and type 2) in connective and non-connective versions on reading comprehension and recall performance. Reading comprehension was measured by clause 2 reading times, response times to comprehension questions and answer accuracy, while recall performance was measured via probe recognition times and accuracy in probe answers. The results of Experiment 1 indicated that the connective versions led to faster clause 2 reading times, faster answer latencies and greater answer accuracy than did the non-connective versions. Experiment 1 also showed that the semantic constraints related to the two types of but-sentences had an impact on reading speed and comprehension, since it was found that type 1 but-sentences were associated with faster clause 2 reading times, answer latencies and higher answer accuracy than were type 2 but-sentences in the non-connective versions versus the connective versions, and that type 2 but-sentences were read faster than were type 1 but-sentences in the connective versions. The results of Experiment 2 only indicated greater accuracy in probe answers in the type 1 versus the type 2 but-sentences in the connective and non-connective versions.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Revniuk, Volodymyr Bátyi, Szilvia https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24620 2024-11-12T11:16:48Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: The relationship between bilingual language control and language dominance: An empirical study of visual language perception Автори: Revniuk, Volodymyr; Bátyi, Szilvia Короткий огляд (реферат): Bilingual visual perception is an under-researched area in psycholinguistics and has yielded contradictory results regarding language control. Two theories were developed to account for visual language perception in bilinguals – the Inhibitory Control model (Green, 1986) and the Bilingual Interactive Activation model (Grainger and Dijkstra, 1992). Even though these two accounts have opposite predictions for asymmetrical language control (different for the bilingual’s L1 and L2), most research up to date found evidence only for symmetrical control (Macizo et al., 2012; Orfanidou and Summer, 2005). This study aims to investigate the influence of language dominance on the visual language perception of bilinguals and providing evidence for the accountability of the models mentioned above. Thirty-one Hungarian-English bilinguals were recruited for this study. Participants’ language dominance was operationalized by a complex score using the Bilingual Language Profile questionnaire (Birdsong et al., 2012). The bilingual lexical decision task was used to investigate the differences in the cognitive processing of the two languages. Target stimuli were carefully matched for their visual and linguistic features to eliminate the potential confounding influences on their perception during task performance. For unbalanced, L1 dominant bilinguals, asymmetrical, dominance-related switching cost was observed, indicating the relevance of the Inhibitory Control model. Faster L2 processing correlated with a richer history of L2-associated experiences and more balanced bilingualism. However, no correlations were found with the frequency of language use, language attitudes, and only weak correlations were observed with language proficiency. The current research proposes a methodological framework for measuring the influence of linguistic background on language switching cost that could ensure comparability between further studies.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Rababah, Luqman Almwajeh, Motasim Naji Al-Khawaldeh, Nisreen Khalid Al-Shboul, Othman Issa Falah Bani Amer, Mamoun J. Dakamsih, Nusaibah https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24619 2024-11-12T11:20:20Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: The effects of private speech on the speaking proficiency of young Jordanian English as a Foreign Language students Автори: Rababah, Luqman; Almwajeh, Motasim; Naji Al-Khawaldeh, Nisreen; Khalid Al-Shboul, Othman; Issa Falah Bani Amer, Mamoun; J. Dakamsih, Nusaibah Короткий огляд (реферат): This research examined how private speech affects the speaking ability competency in young Jordanian English as a Foreign Language students. The mixed-methods research gathered quantitative and qualitative data from 50 Jordanian EFL students aged 10-12. Pre- and post-tests of speaking skill mastery provided quantitative data, and observations and semi-structured interviews were also conducted to provide qualitative data. Private speech exercises significantly improved participants' speaking skills. Private speech improved participants' fluency, accuracy, and complexity. The qualitative data also showed that private speech helped individuals speak English with confidence and less nervousness. The research reveals that private speech exercises might help young Jordanian EFL students improve their speaking skills. EFL instructors and curriculum designers in Jordan may want to include private speech exercises to improve students' speaking and language abilities. Private speech activities should be studied in additional circumstances and age ranges.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Rajan, Garima Patil, Nyanada https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24618 2024-11-12T11:22:05Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: Investigating multilingualism and its association with executive functioning: An exploratory study comparing bilingual, trilingual and quadrilingual college students in India Автори: Rajan, Garima; Patil, Nyanada Короткий огляд (реферат): Multilingualism has both advantages and disadvantages. Past research has highlighted this dichotomy by exploring the impact of linguistic ability on individuals’ executive functioning. This study explores the relationship between individuals’ linguistic ability (number of languages spoken) and their executive functioning, specifically, working memory – measured using the Corsi Block-Tapping task (Mueller, 2011a), inhibitory control – measured using the Go/No-Go task (Mueller, 2011b) and problem solving – measured using the Tower of London task (Mueller, 2011c) among bilingual, trilingual and quadrilingual Indian colleges students. Results from a Kruskal Wallis test indicated non-significant results for problem solving among the three groups. However, significant differences were found between groups for working memory (p = 0.050) (particularly between bilinguals and quadrilinguals, and trilinguals and quadrilinguals) and inhibitory control (p = 0.020) (particularly between trilinguals and quadrilinguals). The mixed results indicate a need for further research in this domain within the vast and diverse population of India.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Matlasevych, Oksana Balashov, Eduard Kotovska, Yuliia https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24617 2024-11-12T14:05:34Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: Emotive and metacognitive processes in post-traumatic growth of University students Автори: Matlasevych, Oksana; Balashov, Eduard; Kotovska, Yuliia Короткий огляд (реферат): The purpose of the article was to find out the role of emotional and metacognitive processes in the post-traumatic growth of student youth. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted using the following methods: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), AAQ-II, Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), The Changes in Outlook Questionnaire (CiOQ). The point-biserial correlation coefficient was used for the mathematical analysis of the data. As a result of the theoretical analysis, it was found that the prevailing theoretical models of posttraumatic growth are fundamentally cognitive. However, there are studies that have examined the relationship between PTG and metacognitive beliefs. A metacognitive way of thinking allows people to take a more critical stance on their cognitive capacities and can help facilitate PTG. It has also been found that emotivity as a linguistic embodiment of emotionality can play an important role in the development of PTG. The empirical study found that after 1 year of full-scale war in Ukraine, the average values of PTG indicators among the surveyed youth are quite high. Young people show positive changes in the perception of their own self, the emergence of new opportunities, an increase in personality strength, and a sense of inner integrity. We did not find a relationship between emotional expression and PTG. However, we did find a relationship between expression suppression and cognitive reappraisal, as well as significant relationships between cognitive reappraisal and PTG with all its components. These findings suggest that cognitive reappraisal can also be performed in relation to one's emotional reactions to traumatic events, helping young people to make sense of their traumatic experiences.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Lozytska, Mariia Zubach, Oksana https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24616 2024-11-12T14:07:29Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: Gender asymmetry in German phraseology: Linguistic, cultural and psycholinguistic perspectives Автори: Lozytska, Mariia; Zubach, Oksana Короткий огляд (реферат): The article is focused on identifying the specifics of gender asymmetry in German phraseology based on psycholinguistic analysis. The aim is to determine the essence of using the internal code of the speaker's intentions while verbalising gender in the target language culture. The study used the method of a controlled word association test. Google Forms were used to analyse the perception peculiarities of the German idioms components that directly or indirectly denote male and/or female gender. The typicality and individuality of responses to the 26 proposed phraseological units with masculine (Mann, Mensch, Drache, Luder) and feminine (Mädchen, Frau, Dame, Weib) components confirmed the asymmetry and unevenness of gender representation in German. The test involved 81 native speakers (56 women and 25 men) aged 14 to 71 residing in Germany and 82 non-native speakers (70 women and 12 men). None of the participants associated themselves with the third gender. Gender asymmetries characterise German phraseology due to the androcentricity of the German language. The associative representation of the male gender in phraseology due to the processes of metonymisation predicts its leading role in the target linguistic culture. Exclamatory and comparative phraseology registers traces of gender asymmetry neutralisation. However, researchers have discovered that phraseological units with a feminine component exclusively serve to denote feminine traits and homosexuality. The feminine component for a man mainly implicates negative connotations, while expressing neutral and positive ones indirectly. Pejorative idioms with a pronounced negative connotation, treating women as sexual objects or as an appendage of a man, deserve attention in the responses. The respondents' responses to phraseological units with neuter or masculine components predominantly denote the female gender through manifested negative connotations. The responses to the component Mädchen, the suffix -chen of which in German actualises the seme of the neuter category, were mainly negative due to the influence of the denotative and signifying meaning of the phraseological unit. The analysis of the zero associations of some phraseological units with women showed the dominant role of men in the target linguistic culture.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Kyuchukov, Hristo Ackermann, Michel https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24615 2024-11-12T14:09:31Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: Autism, hypersensitivity and language ability Автори: Kyuchukov, Hristo; Ackermann, Michel Короткий огляд (реферат): A study with 36 German participants (divided in 3 age groups: 1 gr. 7-11 years; 2 gr. 12-18 years and 3 gr. 19-50 years) was conducted to test the Polyvagal Theory. Our data analysis evaluated a therapeutic intervention using the so-called SSP (Safe and Sound Protocol) developed by Stephen Porges. Frequency modulated music stimulates the parasympathetic vagus nerve with an (musical) input process evaluated by the brain as socially-communicatively salient (musical signals with enhanced prosodic characteristics of human voices). Thus, acoustical processes of (musical) perception become available to the brain's assessment of social signals via the neurophysiology of the ANS. This, in turn, allows for internally processed signals of social safety, resulting in a reduced sense of stress from external sensory inputs. The SSP aims to generally reduce sensory hypersensitivity by stimulating the vagus nerve via the middle ear – and thus, to contribute to a better capacity of (down)-regulating sensory hypersensitivity. In the current study, we demonstrated that participants with ASD showed reduced hyper-sensitivity (visual, auditory, tactile and digestive) after using the SSP. In a second data analysis, we tested the overall impact of language ability and the influence on hyper sensory sensitivity in the autism spectrum. It seems that language ability in general already leads to better regulation and integration of sensory inputs via cognitive-linguistic processing in cortex areas: if a strong sensory stimulus can be assigned and evaluated linguistically, the strength of the stimulus is adjusted thereby. Conversely, different language abilities did not result in a more effective response to the SSP. Since the SSP amplifies prosodic elements of human speech in a characteristic way, the effect of reduced sensitivity to stimuli seems to be due to the autonomic response to paraverbal signals. The results are statistically analyzed using ANOVA.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Khraban, Tetiana https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/24614 2024-11-12T14:12:20Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Назва: Humor as a resource for confronting wartime challenges Автори: Khraban, Tetiana Короткий огляд (реферат): The aim of the study is to identify Ukrainian social media audiences’ preferences for humor styles to maintain/enhance their psychological resilience in different periods of wartime. Discourse analysis developed in the framework of social constructionism was used for collecting and analyzing data. We argue that 1) the preferences in humor styles is directly influenced not only by contextual factors and the duration of the stressor, but by the audience’s psycho-emotional state and its intentions; 2) aggressive humor style is especially in demand in the period of adaptation to the traumatic event, but the audience can use its various forms depending on their effectiveness for a particular purpose. Thus, black humor is productive for emotional venting of negative emotion of anger and reducing of emotional distress; disparagement humor is effective for formation of collective identity and increasing of optimism; 3) self-enhancing humor style can serve as a sign of positive shifts in the process of adaptation to a psychologically traumatic situation, and restoration of the population’s psychological stability; 4) self-defeating humor style is actualized in wartime as a form of adaptive humor, since it promotes a sense of community (belonging to a group) and identification through the experience of a shared stressful situation; and also positively correlates with self-esteem as a result of an individual’s demonstration of his/her ability to maintain self-control and to keep calm and carry on when faced with stressful situations.

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