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The effect of input modes and number of exposures on the learning of L2 binomials (2021)
Journal Article
Alotaibi, S., Pellicer-Sánchez, A., & Conklin, K. (2022). The effect of input modes and number of exposures on the learning of L2 binomials. ITL, 173(1), 58-93. https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.21001.alo

Despite the importance of mastering different types of formulaic sequences in a second language, little is known about the relative effect of different input modes on their acquisition. This study explores the learning of a particular type of formula... Read More about The effect of input modes and number of exposures on the learning of L2 binomials.

When the Idiom Advantage Comes Up Short: Eye-Tracking Canonical and Modified Idioms (2021)
Journal Article
Kyriacou, M., Conklin, K., & Thompson, D. (2021). When the Idiom Advantage Comes Up Short: Eye-Tracking Canonical and Modified Idioms. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 675046. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.675046

The literature on idioms often talks about an ‘idiom advantage’, such that familiar idioms (spill the beans) are generally processed faster than comparable literal phrases (burn the beans). More recently, researchers have explored the processing of i... Read More about When the Idiom Advantage Comes Up Short: Eye-Tracking Canonical and Modified Idioms.

Using GAMMs to model trial-by-trial fluctuations in experimental data: More risks but hardly any benefit (2021)
Journal Article
Thul, R., Conklin, K., & Barr, D. J. (2021). Using GAMMs to model trial-by-trial fluctuations in experimental data: More risks but hardly any benefit. Journal of Memory and Language, 120, Article 104247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2021.104247

Data from each subject in a repeated-measures experiment forms a time series , which may include trial-by-trial fluctuations arising from human factors such as practice or fatigue. Concerns about the statistical implications of such effects have incr... Read More about Using GAMMs to model trial-by-trial fluctuations in experimental data: More risks but hardly any benefit.

Racial slurs and perception of racism in Heart of Darkness (2021)
Journal Article
Mastropierro, L., & Conklin, K. (2021). Racial slurs and perception of racism in Heart of Darkness. Journal of Literary Semantics, 50(1), 25-41. https://doi.org/10.1515/jls-2021-2028

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of the racial slursniggerandnegroinHeart of Darknesson readers’perception of dehumanisation,discrimination, and racism. It compares data collected through online question-naires to test whether the... Read More about Racial slurs and perception of racism in Heart of Darkness.

The Effect of Auditory Input on Multimodal Reading Comprehension: An Examination of Adult Readers’ Eye Movements (2021)
Journal Article
Pellicer-Sánchez, A., Conklin, K., Rodgers, M. P. H., & Parente, F. (2021). The Effect of Auditory Input on Multimodal Reading Comprehension: An Examination of Adult Readers’ Eye Movements. Modern Language Journal, 105(4), 936-956. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12743

Comprehension of many types of texts involves constructing meaning from text and pictures. However, research examining how second language (L2) learners process text and pictures and the relationship with comprehension is scarce. Thus, while verbal i... Read More about The Effect of Auditory Input on Multimodal Reading Comprehension: An Examination of Adult Readers’ Eye Movements.

The role of empirical methods in investigating readers’ constructions of authorial creativity in literary reading (2020)
Journal Article
Parente, F., Conklin, K., Guy, J. M., & Scott, R. (2021). The role of empirical methods in investigating readers’ constructions of authorial creativity in literary reading. Language and Literature, 30(1), 21-36. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963947020952200

The popularity of literary biographies and the importance publishers place on author publicity materials suggest the concept of an author’s creative intentions is important to readers’ appreciation of literary works. However, the question of how this... Read More about The role of empirical methods in investigating readers’ constructions of authorial creativity in literary reading.

The Effect of Pre‐reading Instruction on Vocabulary Learning: An Investigation of L1 and L2 Readers’ Eye Movements (2020)
Journal Article
Pellicer Sanchez, A., Conklin, K., & Vilkaitė-Lozdienė, L. (2021). The Effect of Pre‐reading Instruction on Vocabulary Learning: An Investigation of L1 and L2 Readers’ Eye Movements. Language Learning, 71(1), 162-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12430

This study examines the effect of pre-reading vocabulary instruction on learners’ attention and vocabulary gains. Participants (L1 = 92; L2 = 88) were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: pre-reading instruction, involving explicit instructio... Read More about The Effect of Pre‐reading Instruction on Vocabulary Learning: An Investigation of L1 and L2 Readers’ Eye Movements.

Words go together like ‘bread and butter’: The rapid, automatic acquisition of lexical patterns (2020)
Journal Article
Conklin, K., & Carrol, G. (2021). Words go together like ‘bread and butter’: The rapid, automatic acquisition of lexical patterns. Applied Linguistics, 43(3), 492-513. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amaa034

While it is possible to express the same meaning in different ways (‘bread and butter’ versus ‘butter and bread’), we tend to say things in the same way. As much as half of spoken discourse is made up of formulaic language, or linguistic patterns. De... Read More about Words go together like ‘bread and butter’: The rapid, automatic acquisition of lexical patterns.

Cross-linguistic lexical effects in different-script bilingual reading are modulated by task (2020)
Journal Article
Allen, D., Conklin, K., & Miwa, K. (2021). Cross-linguistic lexical effects in different-script bilingual reading are modulated by task. International Journal of Bilingualism, 25(1), 168-188. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006920943974

Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: Bilingual lexical processing is non-selective, which allows for activation of the non-target language, even when reading in a different script. However, while the influence of cross-script L1 lexical kn... Read More about Cross-linguistic lexical effects in different-script bilingual reading are modulated by task.