SLUGS will be hosting an academic seminar this semester on the topic of psycholinguistics! Prof. Myrtro Grigorolou is the invited speaker. Prof. Grigorolou will be presenting on the topic of audience design in children. Abstract posted below.
The seminar will take place virtually on February 17th from 5:00pm - 6:00pm. The Zoom link will be provided after registration.
Audience design in children
ABSTRACT
On traditional views of speech planning, speakers design utterances to match their listeners’ particular informational needs (e.g., by telling listeners things they cannot see but need to know). However, not all choices in production are made for the sake of a specific listener. For instance, adults mention atypical instruments more often than typical instruments in stories (cf. stab someone with an ice pick vs. a knife) because atypical components are highly unpredictable for any ‘generic’ comprehender. Developmental research has focused on children’s ‘particular’ adjustments (mostly to a listener’s visual perspective) and has produced mixed findings. In this seminar, I will present a series of experiments exploring children’s ability to adjust their speech to generic and particular needs of their addressees and will sketch implications for current models of audience design.
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