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Change of the state representation of words in viewing instantaneous speech texts
Author(s) -
Yekta Razieh Rabbani,
Ketabi Saeed,
Tavakoli Mansoor
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of applied linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.712
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1473-4192
pISSN - 0802-6106
DOI - 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2011.00300.x
Subject(s) - representation (politics) , lexicon , mental lexicon , vocabulary , cognition , linguistics , task (project management) , state (computer science) , subtitle , computer science , psychology , cognitive psychology , natural language processing , philosophy , management , algorithm , neuroscience , politics , political science , law , economics
This study focused on one aspect of vocabulary knowledge, namely, change of the state representation of words in the lexicon, by providing a type of multi‐sensory input in the form of instantaneous speech text of subtitled DVD. The purpose was to see whether this type of input could fulfill the needs of advanced learners for the immediate cognitive regulation of their knowledge. To this end, two types of subtitles were used in a counterbalanced design, when after each exposure, the state rating task was used to show the patterns of change in the learners' cognitive states. Results showed that subtitle viewing contributes to a change in learners' state representation of the words, but this contribution varies with the types of subtitling.