Linear mixed-effects models (LMEMs) have become increasingly prominent in psycholinguistics
and related areas. However, many researchers do not seem to appreciate how random …

A new framework is offered that uses multilevel logistic regression (MLR) to analyze data
from ‘visual world’ eyetracking experiments used in psycholinguistic research. The MLR …

In a recent paper on mixed-effects models for confirmatory analysis, Barr et al.(2013) offered
the following guideline for testing interactions:“one should have by-unit [subject or item] …

… gives people latitude to be egocentric by effectively distributing the burden of perspective
taking across interlocutors (Barr & Keysar, in press). … Keysar and Barr, 2002 … Keysar, DJ Barr …

When people interpret language, they can reduce the ambiguity of linguistic expressions by
using information about perspective: the speaker's, their own, or a shared perspective. In …

Psycholinguistic research has shown that people's tacit knowledge of conceptual metaphors,
such as ANGER IS HEATED FLUID IN A CONTAINER, partly motivates how they make …

Most theories of pragmatics take as the basic unit of communication the verbal content of
spoken or written utterances. However, many of these theories have overlooked the fact that …

An important factor in the analysis of deformation and failure of rock masses along
discontinuities is the roughness of the jointing surfaces. The fractal dimension is proposed as a …

… Barr suggested that the original analysis by Kronmüller and Barr (2007) failed to detect this
difference due to the use of 300 ms time windows as well as due to the masking of the effect …

What role does mutual knowledge play in the comprehension process? We compare two
answers to this question for the comprehension of definite reference. The Restricted Search …