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Multimodal Language Processing in Human Communication

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Holler, Judith, Levinson, Stephen C.·2019·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Abstract

The natural ecology of human language is face-to-face interaction comprising the exchange of a plethora of multimodal signals. Trying to understand the psycholinguistic processing of language in its natural niche raises new issues, first and foremost the binding of multiple, temporally offset signals under tight time constraints posed by a turn-taking system. This might be expected to overload and slow our cognitive system, but the reverse is in fact the case. We propose cognitive mechanisms that may explain this phenomenon and call for a multimodal, situated psycholinguistic framework to unravel the full complexities of human language processing.

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  • Recent evidence has highlighted the importance of visual information for turn-taking.

    “However, recent evidence has highlighted the importance of visual information for turn-taking (e.g., Holler & Levinson 2019; Holler, Kendrick & Levinson, 2018).”

    From Timing in Conversation (2023) · cites this paper as Holler & Levinson, 2019

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Authors
Holler, J., & Levinson, S. C.
Affiliations
Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
Corresponding author
Holler, Judith
Venue
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-08
Volume
23
Issue
8
Pages
639-652
ISSN
1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2951431783
Cited by
441
References
144
Citations by year
2026: 82 · 2025: 78 · 2024: 66 · 2023: 75 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 47 · 2019: 4
FWCI
4.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
  • European Research Council
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
Keywords
multimodal language processing, face-to-face interaction, turn-taking, psycholinguistics, situated cognition
MeSH terms
Communication, Humans, Models, Theoretical, Perception, Comprehension

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