Mary Louise KeanProfessor Emerita, Cognitive Sciences |
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Research Interests |
Language and Cognition | |
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Research Abstract |
The focus of my research is on the relation between language, on the one hand, and conceptual/intentional classifications and/or perceptual properties, on the other. The starting point is some property of language which has an intuitive link to some concepts and/or perceptual properties. Research of the former type focuses on grammatical categories such as tense, aspect, and mood which bear a relation to concepts of time. In the latter case, the distinction between count and mass nouns is considered in relation to the perceptual distinction between objects and substances. Having defined a domain and investigated the relation between grammar and relevant cognitive systems, the domain is then explored in relation to cross-linguistic variation in first and second language acquisition, on-line processing, compromises dues to brain dysfunction (both congenital and acquired), and brain imaging where feasible. | |
| Publications |
The preselection effect on recall facilitation for motor movements in Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Gerontology, 1989, 43, 127-133. |
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Brain structures and linguistic capacity. In F. Newmeyer (Ed.), Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey, Volume II. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987, 74-95. |
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| Last updated | 10/06/2008 | |