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2. Scalar diversity and second-language processing of scalar inferences : a cross-linguistic analysisGreta Mazzaggio, Federica Longo, Penka Stateva, Bob Van Tiel, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: We investigate the processing of scalar inferences in first language (L1) and second language (L2). Expanding beyond the common focus on the scalar inference from ‘some’ to ‘not all’, we examine six scalar expressions: ‘low’, ‘scarce’, ‘might’, ‘some’, ‘most’ and ‘try’. An online sentence-picture verification task was used to measure the frequency and time course of scalar inferences for these expressions. Participants included native English speakers, native Slovenian speakers and Slovenian speakers who spoke English as their L2. The first two groups were tested in their L1, while the third group was tested in their L2. Results showed that the English-L2 group resembled the Slovenian-L1 group more than the English-L1 group in terms of inference frequency. The time course for scalar inference computation was similar across all groups. These findings suggest subtle pragmatic transfer effects from L1 to L2, varying across different scalar expressions.
Keywords: scalar inference, conversational implicature, scalar diversity, second language, linguistic transfer, pragmatics, Slovenian
Published in RUNG: 07.05.2025; Views: 461; Downloads: 0
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4. Prednosti in težave pri večjezični vzgoji : interaktivna delavnica o izzivih vzgoje v večjezičnem okolju, Srednja šola Ivana Trinka, Gorica, 26. 2. 2025Penka Stateva, 2025, other performed works Abstract: Interaktivna delavnica o izzivih vzgoje v večjezičnem okolju;
Srečanje v obliki interaktivne delavnice je bilo namenjeno staršem otrok, ki obiskujejo vrtce s slovenskim učnim jezikom v Gorici. Pogovarjali so se o izzivih vzgoje v večjezičnem okolju. Prof. dr.Penka Stateva z Univerze v Novi Gorici je spregovorila o najnovejših znanstvenih raziskavah na področju večjezičnosti, ki so bili izvedeni na UNG.
Keywords: prednosti dvojezičnosti, kognitivni nadzor in dvojezičnost, kognitivne motnje, učne težave
Published in RUNG: 17.03.2025; Views: 919; Downloads: 2
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6. Dopolnjevanje stavkov v narečju : (drugi del)Matic Pavlič, Sara Andreetta, Arthur Stepanov, Penka Stateva, 2022, software Abstract: Dopolnjevanje stavkov je uveljavljena vrsta psiholingvistične raziskave jezikovnega izražanja, ki smo jo v slovenščini razvili kot del projekta Usvajanje manjšinskega jezika v večjezičnem okolju (J6-3130), ki ga sofinancira Javna agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije.
Keywords: rodilnik zanikanja, dopolnjevanje stavkov, slovenščina, jezikovno izražanje, psiholingvistika, manjšinski jezik
Published in RUNG: 10.03.2025; Views: 549; Downloads: 2
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7. Bottlenose dolphins’ broadband clicks are structured for communicationArthur Stepanov, Hristo Zhivomirov, Ivaylo Nedelchev, Penka Stateva, 2023, other component parts Abstract: Bottlenose dolphins’ broadband click vocalizations are well studied in the literature with respect to their echolocation function. Their use for communication among conspecifics has long been speculated, but not conclusively established so far. In this study we categorize dolphins’ click productions into types on the basis of their amplitude contour and analyze the distribution of individual clicks and click sequences against their duration and length. We demonstrate that the repertoire and composition of clicks and click sequences follow three key linguistic laws of efficient communication, namely, Zipf’s rank-frequency law, the law of brevity and Menzerath-Altmann law. Conforming to the rank-frequency law suggests that clicks may form a linguistic code that is subject to selective pressures for unification, on the one hand, and diversification, on the other. Conforming to the other two laws also implies that dolphins use clicks in accord with the compression criterion, or minimization of code length without loss of information. Our results furnish novel evidence for conformity to the linguistic laws in this type of dolphins’ signal and in the realm of animal vocalizations more generally.
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, clicks, Menzerath law of communication, Zipf law of communication, information compression
Published in RUNG: 10.02.2025; Views: 751; Downloads: 3
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8. Assessing sentence comprehension in Slovenian using the new JERA test : linguistic background and standardizationArthur Stepanov, Matic Pavlič, Nika Pušenjak Dornik, Penka Stateva, 2024, published scientific conference contribution Keywords: receptive language, Slovenian, language assessment, standardization, psycholinguistics
Published in RUNG: 04.12.2024; Views: 1395; Downloads: 7
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9. Negative pragmatic transfer in bilinguals : cross‑linguistic influence in the acquisition of quantifiersGreta Mazzaggio, Penka Stateva, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Building on the cross-linguistic variability in the meaning of vague quantifiers, this study explores the potential for negative transfer in Italian-Slovenian bilinguals concerning the use of quantificational determiners, specifically the translational equivalents of the English “many”, that is the Slovenian "precej" and "veliko". The aim is to identify relevant aspects of pragmatic knowledge for cross-linguistic influence. The study presents the results of a sentence-picture verification task in which Slovenian native speakers and Italian-Slovenian bilinguals evaluated sentences of the form "Quantifier X are Y" in relation to visual contexts.
The results suggest that Italian learners of Slovenian, unlike Slovenian native speakers, fail to distinguish between "precej" and "veliko". This finding aligns with the negative transfer hypothesis. The study highlights the potential role of pragmatic knowledge in cross-linguistic transfer, particularly in the context of vague quantifiers.
Keywords: quantification, cross-linguistic differences, pragmatics, semantics, negative transfer
Published in RUNG: 20.08.2024; Views: 1996; Downloads: 8
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10. Empirical observations on the interpretation of the Macedonian articles : master's thesisMetodi Efremov, 2024, master's thesis Abstract: This thesis investigates the use and the interpretation of three alleged definite articles in Macedonian from a formal perspective. It is concerned with the following questions: (i) does Macedonian indeed have a definite article? (ii) are all three articles in Macedonian definite articles or demonstratives? (iii) what are the formal features that distinguish among these items and how are they licensed in different semantic contexts? The thesis provides evidence that Macedonian has only one definite article – the t-root one – as it presupposes uniqueness and does not have a deictic feature. The other two items – the v- and n-root articles – are at the intersection of a definite article and a demonstrative: they have a deictic feature but do not presuppose uniqueness or non-uniqueness. In addition, it is demonstrated that Macedonian has a set of three demonstratives that have a deictic feature and presuppose non-uniqueness.
Keywords: master's thesis, semantics, definite articles, demonstrative, uniqueness, deixis, reference
Published in RUNG: 12.07.2024; Views: 2361; Downloads: 40
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