In the present paper, we discuss the results of two functional resonance imaging studies on the noun/verb distinction and the telic/atelic distinction, in order to provide an updated evaluation of the way linguistics and neuroscience can feed each other. These results show that brain processing of the noun/verb distinction is related to the representation of verb and noun as graded multifactorial categories, and that verb processing and event knowledge in verb-selective brain regions are specifically related to lexical semantic properties.

Grammatical categories and semantic distinctions: from linguistics to neuroscience

ROMAGNO, DOMENICA
2012-01-01

Abstract

In the present paper, we discuss the results of two functional resonance imaging studies on the noun/verb distinction and the telic/atelic distinction, in order to provide an updated evaluation of the way linguistics and neuroscience can feed each other. These results show that brain processing of the noun/verb distinction is related to the representation of verb and noun as graded multifactorial categories, and that verb processing and event knowledge in verb-selective brain regions are specifically related to lexical semantic properties.
2012
Romagno, Domenica
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