Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Vulchanov, Valentin"
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Boon or burden? The role of compositional meaning in figurative language processing and acquisition
Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Milburn, Evelyn Arko; Vulchanov, Valentin; Baggio, Giosuè (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We critically address current theories of figurative language, focusing on the role of literal or compositional meaning in the interpretation of non-literal expressions, including idioms and metaphors. Specifically, we ... -
Can you play with fire and not hurt yourself? A Comparative study in figurative language comprehension between individuals with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chahboun, Sobh; Vulchanov, Valentin; Saldaña, David; Eshuis, Rik; Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Individuals with High functioning autism (HFA) are distinguished by relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive skills. However, problems with pragmatic language skills have been consistently reported across the ... -
Differences in word learning in children: bilingualism or linguistic experience?
Dunabeitia Landaburu, Jon Andoni; Borragan, Maria; De Bruin, Angela; Havas, Viktoria; De Diego-Balaguer, Ruth; Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Vulchanov, Valentin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The current study examines how monolingual children and bilingual children with languages that are orthotactically similar and dissimilar learn novel words depending on their characteristics. We contrasted word learning ... -
Differences in word learning in children: bilingualism or linguistic experience?
Borragan, Maria; De Bruin, Angela; Havas, Viktoria; De Diego-Balaguer, Ruth; Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Vulchanov, Valentin; Dunabeitia Landaburu, Jon Andoni (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The current study examines how monolingual children and bilingual children with languages that are orthotactically similar and dissimilar learn novel words depending on their characteristics. We contrasted word learning ... -
Figurative language processing in atypical populations: The ASD perspective
Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Saldaña, David; Chahboun, Sobh; Vulchanov, Valentin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-17)This paper is intended to provide a critical overview of experimental and clinical research documenting problems in figurative language processing in atypical populations with a focus on the Autistic Spectrum. Research ... -
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PROCESSING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN TYPICALLY DEVELOPING INDIVIDUALS AND HIGHLY VERBAL INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM
Chahboun, Sobh (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:232, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis: Figurative language is of interest in both theoretical and experimental research on language use and comprehension. Unlike other expressions, the interpretation of figurative language is non-literal ... -
Gesture and Language Trajectories in Early Development: An Overview From the Autism Spectrum Disorder Perspective
Ramos Cabo, Sara; Vulchanov, Valentin; Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The well-documented gesture-language relation in typical communicative development (TD) remains understudied in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Research on early communication skills shows that gesture production is a ... -
In the native speaker’s eye: Online processing of anomalous learner syntax
Falcon Søby, Katrine; Milburn, Evelyn Arko; Burholt Kristensen, Line; Vulchanov, Valentin; Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)How do native speakers process texts with anomalous learner syntax? Second-language learners of Norwegian, and other verb-second (V2) languages, frequently place the verb in third position (e.g., *Adverbial-Subject-Verb), ... -
Language and perception: Introduction to the special issue "Speakers and listeners in the visual world"
Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Vulchanov, Valentin; Fritz, Isabella; Milburn, Evelyn Arko (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Language and perception are two central cognitive systems. Until relatively recently, however, the interaction between them has been examined only partially and not from an over-arching theoretical perspective. Yet it has ... -
The Notion of the Native Speaker Put to the Test: Recent Research Advances
Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Vulchanov, Valentin; Sorace, Antonella; Suarez-Gomez, Cristina; Guijarro-Fuentes, Pedro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022) -
Rethinking Figurative Language in Autism: What Evidence Can We Use for Interventions?
Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Vulchanov, Valentin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Problems with the processing and understanding of figurative language have been systematically observed in individuals on the autism spectrum despite preserved structural language skills. In this qualitative review we ... -
Shrinking your deictic system: How far can you go?
Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Guijarro-Fuentes, Pedro; Collier, Jacqueline; Vulchanov, Valentin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Languages around the world differ in terms of the number of adnominal and pronominal demonstratives they require, as well as the factors that impact on their felicitous use. Given this cross-linguistic variation in deictic ... -
Variation in first-generation L1 deictic systems: Language attrition and bilingualism effects
Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Collier, Jacqueline; Guijarro-Fuentes, Pedro; Vulchanov, Valentin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aims and Objectives: This study explored the extent to which bilingual language exposure and practice might alter the way in which bilingual first-generation adult speakers use deictic demonstratives in their first language ... -
Word learning in ASD: the sensorimotor, the perceptual and the symbolic
Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova; Vulchanov, Valentin; Allen, Melissa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Word learning requires successful pairing of form and meaning. A common hypothesis about the process of word learning is that initially, infants work on identifying the phonological segments corresponding to words (speech ... -
You may point, but do not touch: Impact of gesture-types and cognition on language in typical and atypical development
Ramos Cabo, Sara; Acha, Joana; Vulchanov, Valentin; Vulchanova, Mila Dimitrova (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Evidence shows that the relation with the referent (object manipulation, contact/no contact pointing) and the different hand features (index finger/open palm) when pointing indicate different levels of cognitive ...