Subcortical syntax: Reconsidering the neural dynamics of language
E Murphy, K Hoshi, A Benítez-Burraco - Journal of Neurolinguistics, 2022 - Elsevier
Subcortical contributions to core linguistic computations pertaining to syntax-semantics
remain drastically under-studied. We critique the cortico-centric focus which has largely …
remain drastically under-studied. We critique the cortico-centric focus which has largely …
Hierarchical syntactic processing is beyond mere associating: Functional magnetic resonance imaging evidence from a novel artificial grammar
L Chen, T Goucha, C Männel, AD Friederici… - Human Brain …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Grammar is central to any natural language. In the past decades, the artificial grammar of the
AnBn type in which a pair of associated elements can be nested in the other pair was …
AnBn type in which a pair of associated elements can be nested in the other pair was …
[HTML][HTML] Frontotemporal effective connectivity revealed a language-general syntactic network for Mandarin Chinese
L Chen, C Gao, Z Li, E Zaccarella, AD Friederici… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human language is proposed to be hierarchically constructed according to syntactic
information. Studies on languages with overt morphosyntactic markers (eg, German) have …
information. Studies on languages with overt morphosyntactic markers (eg, German) have …
Human language evolution: a view from theoretical linguistics on how syntax and the lexicon first came into being
H Fujita, K Fujita - Primates, 2022 - Springer
Human language is a multi-componential function comprising several sub-functions each of
which may have evolved in other species independently of language. Among them, two sub …
which may have evolved in other species independently of language. Among them, two sub …
Exploring the neurobiology of Merge at a basic level: insights from a novel artificial grammar paradigm
Y Liu, C Gao, P Wang, AD Friederici… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Human language allows us to generate an infinite number of linguistic
expressions. It's proposed that this competence is based on a binary syntactic operation …
expressions. It's proposed that this competence is based on a binary syntactic operation …
Continuous theta-burst stimulation on the left posterior inferior frontal gyrus perturbs complex syntactic processing stability in mandarin Chinese
The structure of human language is inherently hierarchical. The left posterior inferior frontal
gyrus (LpIFG) is proposed to be a core region for constructing syntactic hierarchies …
gyrus (LpIFG) is proposed to be a core region for constructing syntactic hierarchies …
Mandarin Chinese L1 and L2 complex sentence reading reveals a consistent electrophysiological pattern of highly interactive syntactic and semantic processing: An …
Introduction A hallmark of the human language faculty is processing complex hierarchical
syntactic structures across languages. However, for Mandarin Chinese, a language typically …
syntactic structures across languages. However, for Mandarin Chinese, a language typically …
The role of a critical left fronto-temporal network with its right-hemispheric homologue in syntactic learning based on word category information
L Chen, J Wu, G Hartwigsen, Z Li, P Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Word category information (WCI) is proposed to be fundamental for syntactic learning and
processing. However, it remains largely unclear how left-hemispheric key regions for …
processing. However, it remains largely unclear how left-hemispheric key regions for …
The gradual coevolution of syntactic combinatorics and categorization under the effects of human self-domestication: a proposal
A Benítez-Burraco, K Hoshi, L Progovac - Cognitive processing, 2023 - Springer
The gradual emergence of syntax has been claimed to be engaged in a feedback loop with
Human Self-Domestication (HSD), both processes resulting from, and contributing to …
Human Self-Domestication (HSD), both processes resulting from, and contributing to …
Reconceptualizing Merge in search for the link with brain oscillatory nature of language in biolinguistics
K Hoshi - Biolinguistics, 2023 - bioling.psychopen.eu
This brief piece argues that it is desirable to reconceptualize the syntactic combinatorial
mechanism Merge as a higher-order function that takes two functions (= a selector function …
mechanism Merge as a higher-order function that takes two functions (= a selector function …