The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $155,811 Project Grant under its Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) to study how people adapt to patterns in language reference. The project will investigate human abilities to track and utilize common reference patterns in communication, such as determining who or what a speaker is referring to, and how this adaptation influences language interpretation. The research aims to advance scientific understanding of language processing and how it changes over time. The award supports scientific training for the next generation of STEM scholars through skills development in experiment implementation, statistical analysis, and science communication. The project period runs from March 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028.
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