Main Topics
Bilingualism and Conceptual Representation
Bilingualism
and Brain Functioning
Word
Recognition Across Orthographies
Phrase and
Sentence Processing
Linguistic
Influences on Auditory Perception
Handedness,
Gesture and Language
Humor
Perception and Production
Humor
Perception Across Languages, Gender, Culture
Last Updated:
July 5, 2007
Faculty
Current
Graduate Students
Former Graduate Students
Gowri Iyer (UCSD)
Faculty Collaborations at
TAMU
Jyotsna Vaid
jvaid@psych.tamu.edu
Heather Bortfeld
Malatesh Joshi (Dept. of Teaching, Learning and Culture)
Zohra Eslami (ESL)
Current
Research Collaborations
Renata
Ashum Gupta,
S.
Narayanan, Center for Cognitive Science,
Frantisek
Lichtenberk,
BILINGUALISM
AND CONCEPTUAL REPRESENTATION
Publications
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Vaid, J. (1988). Bilingual memory
representation: A further test of dual coding theory. Canadian Journal of Psychology, 42(1), 84-90. |
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Vaid, J. & Frenck, C. (1991). Incidental memory for format of number presentation: Evidence from monolinguals and bilinguals. Brain and Cognition, 17, 272-284. |
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________. (2001). Reprinted in Gupta, G.C.
(Ed.). Cognitive Science: Issues and
Perspectives (pp. 334-343). |
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Frenck-Mestre, C. & Vaid,
J. (1992). Language as a factor in the identification of ordinary words and
number words. In R. Harris (Ed.), Cognitive
processing in bilinguals (pp. 265-281). |
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Frenck-Mestre, C. & Vaid,
J. (1993). Activation of number facts in bilinguals. Memory & Cognition, 21(6), 809-818. |
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Ward, T., Smith, S., & Vaid, J.
(1997/2001). Conceptual structures and processes in creative thought. In T.
Ward, S. Smith & J. Vaid (Eds.), Creative thought: An investigation of conceptual structures and
processes (pp. 1-27). |
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Vaid, J. & Menon, R. (2000). Correlates of bilinguals’ preferred language for mental computations. Spanish Applied Linguistics, 4(2), 325-342. |
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Vaid, J. (2000). New approaches to conceptual representations in bilingual memory: The case for studying humor interpretation. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 3(1), 28-30. |
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Vaid, J. (2004) Review of A dynamic model of multilingualism: Perspectives of change in psycholinguistics. World Englishes, 23(3), 491-492. |
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Ward, T., |
Conference Presentations
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Frenck, C. & Vaid,
J. (1989, Sept.). Numerical thinking in
bilinguals: Is language a factor? Paper presentation, Workshop in
Cognitive Psychology, Universite de Provence,
Aix-Marseille. |
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Vaid, J. & Frenck,
C. (1989, Nov). On the role of language
in bilingual number processing. Poster presentation, Psychonomics
Society, |
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Frenck-Mestre, C. & Vaid,
J. (1991, Nov.) Mental manipulations of numbers by bilinguals. Poster
presentation, Psychonomics Society, |
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Frenck-Mestre, C. & Vaid,
J. (1992, July). Mental addition in
bilinguals. Poster presentation, International Congress of Psychology, |
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Vaid, J., Frenck-Mestre,
C. & Balfour, S. (1992, Nov.). Does
language figure in numerical fact retrieval? Poster presentation, Psychonomics Society, |
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Vaid, J. & Balfour, S. (1993, June). Differential language interference on a Stroop-like counting task
in skilled bilinguals. Poster presentation, American Psychological Society,
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Vaid, J. (1995, Jan.). Bilingualism and number processing.
Psychology Department, |
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Vaid, J. (1995,
March). Bilingualism and number processing.
Laboratoire de
Traitement du Langage, Universite de Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland. |
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Carr, J. & Vaid, J. (1995, May). Parity judgments across languages.
Poster presentation, Texas Regional Conference on Cognition, Armadillo, |
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Carr, J. & Vaid, J. (1996, July). Incidental memory of numerical format in a
parity judgment task. Poster presentation, American Psychological
Society, |
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Vaid, J. (1996, Aug.) Thinking, dreaming and computing in bilinguals. Paper presented
at the International Congress of Psychology, |
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Vaid, J. & Carr, J. (1997, Nov.) Activation of parity in bilinguals.
Poster presentation,
Psychonomics Society, |
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Vaid, J. & Martinez, F. (2001, April).
Figurative language and thought across
languages: What transfers? Poster, Third
International Symposium on Bilingualism, University of the West of |
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Schrauf, R. & Vaid, J. (2002, April). Older immigrants' self-reported proficiency in English. Poster, Annual meeting of the American Association for Applied
Linguistics, |
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Vaid, J. (2004, May). Bilinguality and cognition: Emerging perspectives. Chair/Organizer,
Invited Featured Colloquium, annual meeting of the Association for
Applied Linguistics, |
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Ward, T., |
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Vaid, J., Chen*, H.-C., Rao*, C., & Manzano*, |
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Tzou, J., Vaid, J., Chen,
H.-C, & Eslami, Z. (2007, May). Effects of
working memory, language proficiency, and training on simultaneous
interpretation performance: Evidence from Chinese-English bilinguals.
Poster presented at Sixth International Symposium on Bilingualism, |
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Cunningham, D.,
Vaid, J., & Chen, H.-C. (2007, May). Linguistic Relativity Effects in
Perception of Distance and Agency. Poster presented at Sixth
International Symposium on Bilingualism, |
BILINGUALISM
AND BRAIN FUNCTIONING
Publications
A. Reviews
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Cohen, A. & Vaid, J. (1980) (Eds.). The Neurolinguistics
of Second Language Learning. |
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Vaid, J. & Genesee, F. (1980).
Neuropsychological approaches to bilingualism: A critical review. Canadian Journal of Psychology, 34,
417-445. |
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Obler, L., Zatorre, R., Galloway, L., & Vaid, J. (1982). Cerebral lateralization in bilinguals: Methodological issues. Brain and Language, 15, 40-54. |
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_________. (2000). Reprinted in Wei, L.
(Ed.) The Bilingualism Reader (pp.
381-393). |
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Vaid, J. (1983). Bilingualism and brain
lateralization. In S. Segalowitz (Ed.), Language functions and brain organization (pp.
315-339). |
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Vaid, J. (1984). On |
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Green, A., & Vaid, J. (1986).
Methodological issues in the use of the concurrent activities paradigm. Brain and Cognition, 5, 465-476. |
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Vaid, J. & Hall, D.G. (1991).
Neuropsychological perspectives on bilingualism: Right, left and center. In
A. Reynolds (Ed.), Bilingualism, multiculturalism and second language
learning: The McGill conference in honour of
Wallace E. Lambert (Pp. 81-112). |
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Vaid, J. (2002).
Bilingualism. In V.S. Ramachandran (Ed.), Encyclopedia
of the human brain, Vol. 1 (pp. 417-434). |
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Vaid, J. &
Hull, R. (2002). Re-envisioning the bilingual brain using functional neuroimaging: Methodological and interpretive issues. In
F. Fabbro (Ed.), Advances in the Neurolinguistics of
Bilingualism: Essays in Honor of
Michel Paradis (pp. 315-355). |
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Vaid, J. (in press). The bilingual brain:
What’s right? What’s left? In Heredia, R. & Altarriba,
J. (Eds.), Introduction to
Bilingualism: Principles and Processes. Taylor and Francis. |
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Vaid, J. (in press). Neural substrates of
language processing in bilinguals: Imagi(ni)ng
the possibilities. In Srinivasan, N. & Gupta,
A.K. (Eds.). Cognitive Science. |
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Vaid, J. (in prep.). The bilingual brain
revisited. In Li, P. & Green, D. (Eds.), Neuroscience and bilingualism: A
cross-linguistic perspective, special issue of Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. |
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B. Test
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Paradis, M. & Vaid,
J. (1987). The Bilingual Aphasia Test:
Hindi/English, Dvibhashai ka Pratikshan.
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C. Empirical Studies
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Vaid, J. & Lambert, W.E. (1979). Differential cerebral involvement in the
cognitive functioning of bilinguals. Brain
and Language, 8, 92-110. |
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Vaid, J. (1984). Visual, phonetic and
semantic processing in early and late bilinguals. In M. Paradis
& Y. Lebrun (Eds.), Early
bilingualism and child development (pp. 175-191). Lisse:
Swets and Zeitlinger. |
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Vaid, J. (1987). Visual field asymmetries
for rhyme and syntactic category judgments in monolinguals and fluent early
and late bilinguals. Brain and
Language, 30, 263-277. |
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Vaid, J. & Chengappa,
S. (1988). Assigning linguistic roles: Sentence interpretation in normal and
aphasic bilinguals. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 3(2), 161-183. |
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Vaid, J. & Corina,
D. (1989). Visual field asymmetries in numerical size comparisons of digits,
words, and signs. Brain and Language,
36, 117-126. |
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Corina, D. & Vaid, J. (1989). Shadowing words versus signs: A dual task laterality study with ASL‑English interpreters. Investigaciones Psicologicas, 7, 31-42. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. |
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Vaid, J., Green, A., Schweda
Nicholson, N. & White, N. (1989). Are bilingual interpreters
differentially lateralized? A dual task investigation in Spanish‑English
interpreters and unilingual controls. Investigaciones Psicologicas, 7,
43-54. |
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Green, A., Schweda
Nicholson, N., Vaid, J., White, N., & Steiner, R. (1990). Hemispheric
involvement in shadowing vs. interpreting: A time‑sharing
study of simultaneous interpreters and matched bilingual and unilingual
controls. Brain and Language, 39,
107-133. |
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Vaid, J. & Pandit,
R. (1991). Sentence interpretation in normal and aphasic Hindi speakers. Brain and Language, 41, 250-274. |
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Vaid, J. & Park, K. (1997). Hemispheric asymmetries in reading Korean: Task matters. Brain and Language, 58, 115-124. |
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Vaid, J. (2001). Lateralization of
counting skill in bilinguals: A dual task study. Brain and Cognition, 46 (1-2), 14. [Abstract] |
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Vaid, J. & Frenck-Mestre, C. (2002). Do orthographic cues aid language identification? A laterality study with French-English bilinguals. Brain and Language, 82, 47-53. |
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Frenck-Mestre, C., Anton, J.L., Roth, M., Vaid, J. & Viallet, F. (2005). Articulation in early and late bilinguals’ two languages: Evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroreport, 16(7), 761-765. |
Conference Presentations
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Hall, D. G. & Vaid, J. (1989,
Feb.). Bilingualism and brain lateralization: A meta‑analysis.
Poster presentation, 15th International Neuropsychological Society
meeting, Vancouver. |
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Green, A., Schweda
Nicholson, N., Vaid, J., & White, N. (1989, Feb.). Hemispheric involvement in shadowing vs. interpreting: A dual task
study of simultaneous interpreters and bilingual and monolingual controls.
Poster presentation, 15th International Neuropsychological Society meeting,
Vancouver. |
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Green, A., Vaid, J., & Schweda Nicholson, N. (1989, Mar.). Why task analysis is important in dual task research. Paper
presented at annual meeting of the Body for the Advancement of Brain,
Behavior and Language Enterprises (BABBLE), |
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Vaid, J. (1989, Oct.). Repercussions of
brain maturation on second language functioning. 14th Meeting of the Conference
on Language Development, |
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Corina, D. & Vaid,
J. (1990, May). Left hemisphere
dominance ‑ linguistic or motoric? Poster
presentation, TENNET, Universite de Quebec, |
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Vaid, J. (1990, June). Task matters more than script: A
laterality study with Korean readers. Poster presentation, American
Psychological Society, |
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Vaid, J. & Singh, M. (1991, Oct.). Linguistic scanning biases can affect
performance on non‑linguistic neuropsychological tasks. Poster,
National |
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Vaid, J. (1993, July). Left brain,
right brain revisited: What we really know about laterality. |
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Vaid, J. (1997, Jan.). Brain bases of bilingual language
functioning: What's right? What's left? Paper presented at panel on Neurolinguistics at 18th annual meeting of the South
Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable, |
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Vaid, J. (1997, May). Deconstructing the bilingual brain: What's right? What's left? |
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Vaid, J. (2000, June). Lateralization of counting skill in
bilinguals: A dual task study. Poster presentation, Theoretical and
Experimental Issues in Neuropsychology (TENNET), |
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Vaid, J. & Hull, R. (2001, April). A tale of two hemispheres: A meta-analytic
review of the bilingual brain. Poster, Third International Symposium on
Bilingualism, University of the West of |
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Frenck-Mestre, C. Anton, J.L.,
Roth, M., Massion, J., N'Gyuen,
N., Vaid, J., J.F. Viallet, & M. Habib (2003, April). Functional
imaging of the bilingual brain during speech production. Panel on Recent
Investigations of the Bilingual Brain, Fourth International Symposium on
Bilingualism, University of |
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Vaid, J. (2004, Dec.) Neural substrates of language processing in bilinguals: Imagi(ni)ng the possibilities.
Invited keynote address, International Cognitive Sciences Conference, |
WORD
RECOGNITION ACROSS ORTHOGRAPHIES
Publications
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Vaid, J. & Lecours,
A.R. (1982). On writing and thought. A review of The Psychology of
Literacy (by S. Scribner & M. Cole), Contemporary Psychology, 27, 759-760. |
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Vaid, J. (1985). Numerical size comparisons in a
phonologically transparent script. Perception
and Psychophysics, 6, 592-595. |
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Vaid, J. (1988). Asymmetries in tachistoscopic word recognition: Scanning effects re‑examined.
International Journal of Neuroscience,
253-258. |
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Vaid, J. & Singh, M. (1989).
Asymmetries in the perception of facial affect: Is there an influence of
reading habits? Neuropsychologia, 27(10), 1277-1287. |
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Vaid, J. (1995). Script directionality
influences nonlinguistic performance: Evidence from Hindi and Urdu. In I.
Taylor & D. Olson (Eds.), Scripts
and literacy: |
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Park, K. & Vaid, J. (1995). Lexical
representation of script variation: Evidence from Korean biscriptals.
In I. Taylor and D. Olson (Eds.), Scripts
and literacy: |
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Sakhuja, T., Gupta, G.C.,
Singh, M. & Vaid, J. (1996). |
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Singh, M., Vaid, J. & Sakhuja, T. (2000). Reading/writing vs. handedness
influences on line length estimation. Brain
and Cognition, 43(1-3), 398-402. |
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Vaid, J., Singh, M., Sakhuja,
T. & Gupta, G.C. (2002). Stroke
direction asymmetry in figure drawing: Influence of handedness and
reading/writing habits. Brain and
Cognition, 48 (2/3), 597-602. |
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Padakannaya, P., Devi, M.K., Zaveria, B., Chengappa, S.K.
& Vaid, J. (2002). Directional scanning effect and strength of reading
habit in picture naming and recall. Brain
and Cognition, 48 (2/3), 484-490. |
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Vaid, J. & Frenck-Mestre, C. (2002). Do orthographic cues aid language identification? A laterality study with French-English bilinguals. Brain and Language, 82, 47-53. |
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Vaid, J. & Gupta, A. (2002). Exploring word recognition in a semi-alphabetic script: The case of Devanagari. Brain and Language, 81, 679-690. |
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Vaid, J. & Padakannaya,
P. (2004). (Guest Eds.). Special
issue, |
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Vaid, J. & Padakannaya,
P. (2004). |
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Chen, H.-C. & Vaid, J. (2007). Word frequency interacts with the
BOSS in orthographic processing of English polysyllable words. Language and Cognitive Processes, 22, 52-82. |
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Chen, H.-C., Yamauchi, T., Tamaoka, K., & Vaid, J. (2007, in press). Homophonic and semantic priming of Japanese
kanji words: A time course study.
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. |
Conference Presentations
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Singh, M., Vaid, J., & Sakhuja, T. (1987, Oct.). Directional scanning and handedness: Influence on the direction and
orientation of free-hand drawing. Poster
presentation, National Academy of Neuropsychology, |
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Vaid, J. (1988, June). Effect of
reading direction on nonlinguistic judgments: Evidence from Hindi and
Urdu. Conference on Scripts and Literacy,
McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, |
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Park, K. & Vaid, J. (1988, June). The role of script and phonology in lexical representation: Evidence
from Korean biscriptals. Conference on Scripts and Literacy, McLuhan Program in Culture and
Technology, |
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Vaid, J. & Park, K. (1988, Nov.). The role of script and phonology in
lexical representation: Korean data. Poster presentation, Psychonomics Society, Chicago. |
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Vaid, J. & Frenck,
C. (1990, Nov.). Language recognition
in skilled bilinguals. Poster presentation, Psychonomics
Society, |
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Frenck‑Mestre, C. & Vaid, J. (1991, April). The role of orthographic cues in language identification: A bilingual study. Paper presented at Second Workshop on Language Comprehension, Universite de Provence, Aix-Marseille. |
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Vaid, J. (1995, March). Orthographies and reading: A perspective
from Devanagari. Psycholinguistics, |
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Frenck-Mestre, C. & Vaid,
J. (1995, Nov.) Lexical processing in a
second language. Poster presentation, Psychonomics
Society, |
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Vaid, J. (1996, Nov.). Word recognition in a Devanagari
script (Hindi). Poster presentation, Psychonomics
Society, Chicago. |
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Vaid, J. & Gupta, A. (1998, Aug.) Language processing across orthographies:
An exploration of Devanagari. Symposium on
Bilingualism, 25th International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, |
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Vaid, J. & Gupta, A. (2000, Oct.). Processing vowels versus consonants in a
semi-alphabetic script: Evidence from Hindi. Second International Mental
Lexicon Conference, |
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Gupta, A. & Vaid, J. (2002, June). Reading strategies of Hindi-speaking
children with developmental dyslexia. Paper presented at Multilingual and
Cross-cultural Perspectives on Dyslexia, International Dyslexia Association, |
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Vaid, J. & Gupta, A. (2002, June). How do spatial characteristics affect
reading? Evidence from Hindi. Poster, Multilingual and Cross-cultural
Perspectives on Dyslexia, International Dyslexia Association, |
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Vaid, J. (2002, Dec.). |
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Prakash, P., D. Rekha, Vaid, J., & Joshi, M. (2002, Dec.). Simultaneous acquisition of literacy
skills in English and Kannada: a longitudinal study. Poster,
International Association of Applied |
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Chen, H.-C., Vaid, J., & Choi, H. (2003, May).
Orthographic processing of
morphemic cued words by native and nonnative English readers. American Psychological Society, |
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Vaid, J., Chen, H.-C., |
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Chen, H.-C., Vaid, J., & Choi, H. (2003, May).
Orthographic processing of
morphemic cued words by native and nonnative English readers. American Psychological Society, |
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Chen, H.-C., Vaid, J., & Choi, H. (2004, May). Native language matters in orthographic processing of non-native English polysyllabic words. Poster, American Psychological Society, Chicago. |
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Chen, H.-C., Vaid, J., & Wu, J.T.
(2004, June). Phonology is not
universal: Phonological frequency and phonological neighborhood size effects
in Chinese single character recognition and naming. Fourth International
Mental Lexicon Conference, |
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Joshi, M., P. Padakannaya,
S. Surendranath, C.N. Samveda,
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Vaid, J., Chen, H.-C., |
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Vaid, J., Rao,
C., Chen, H.-C., & |
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Chen, H.-C., Yamauchi, T., Tamaoka, K., & Vaid, J. (2005, May). Word recognition depends on script type: A comparison of Japanese kanji and hiragana.
Poster, American Psychological Society, |
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Chen, H.-C., Vaid, J., & Bortfeld, H. (2006, April). Orthography constrains neural substrates involved in phonological
processing: An optical imaging study.
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, |
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Chen, H.-C. & Vaid, J. (2006, May). L1 to L2 transfer of
syllabification effects by Spanish-English bilinguals. American Psychological Society, |
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Vaid, J., Rao,
C., & Chen, H.-C. (2006, July). On
the psycholinguistic significance of the bar in Hindi word recognition.
Society for the Scientific Study of |
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Chen, H.-C., Vaid, J., Yang, H.C., &
Wu, J.-T. (2006, July). Orthographic
and phonological neighborhood density effects in word recognition in Chinese
vs. English readers. Society for the Scientific Study of |
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Rao, C., Vaid, J.,
& Chen, H.-C. (2006, Oct.). Cognate lexical access: Evidence from
Hindi-Kannada bilinguals. Poster, 2006 Mental Lexicon Conference, |
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Chen, H.-C.,
Vaid, J., Yang, S.-C., & Wu, J.-T. (2006, Oct.). Is there a cross-code consistency
effect?: A re-examination of |
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Chen, H.-C. & Vaid, J. (2006, Nov.). The Syllabic Neighborhood Effect in Polysyllabic English Word
Recognition. Poster presented at
annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Houston. [Poster] |
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Vaid, J., Rao,
C., & Chen, H.-C. (2006, Nov.) Is
the MOP the cleanest way? Word segmentation in Hindi-English readers. Psychonomics Society, Houston. |
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Vaid, J., Rao, C., & Chen, H.-C. (2007, July). Factors
Influencing Word Recognition in An Alpha-Syllabic Indic Script: Evidence from
Hindi. Poster presented at 14th Annual meeting of the Society
for the Scientific Study of Reading, |
Conference
Presentations
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Vaid, J., Widner,
R. & Smith, S. (1994, June). Effect
of switching languages on tip of the tongue (TOT) resolution rates.
Poster presentation, American Psychological Society, |
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Vaid, J., Widner,
R. & Smith, S. (1995, July). Paraphrasing
material results in increased tip-of-the-tongue resolution rates. Poster
presentation, American Psychological Society, |
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Meuter, R., Vaid, J.,
& Chen, H.-C. (2005, March). Does
multiple language experience enhance task switching ability? Paper
presented at panel on Bilingual Language Competency at Fifth International
Symposium on Bilingualism, |
PHRASE
AND SENTENCE PROCESSING
Publications
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Vaid, J. (1980). Code-mixing in Indian
films: The case of Hindi and English. Indian
Linguistics, 41, 37‑44. |
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Vaid, J. & Chengappa,
S. (1988). Assigning linguistic roles: Sentence interpretation in normal and
aphasic bilinguals. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 3(2), 161-183. |
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Vaid, J. & Pandit,
R. (1991). Sentence interpretation in normal and aphasic Hindi speakers. Brain and Language, 41, 250-274. |
Conference Presentations
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Vaid, J. & Singh, M. (1987, March). |
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Vaid, J., Pandit,
R. & Bates, E. (1987, June). 'The ball grab the cats': Sentence interpretation in normal and
aphasic bilinguals. Paper presented at South Asian Languages Analysis
Roundtable, |
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Heredia, R. & Vaid, J. (2002, March). Processing code-switched sentences:
Effects of semantic constraint, guest word phonology and guest word frequency.
Poster, Fifteenth annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing, |
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Lichtenberk, F., Vaid, J., & Chen, H.-C. (2004,
June). Alienable/inalienable
possession in grammar and in the lexicon: Evidence from possessive phrase
interpretation in English. Paper presented
at Fourth International Mental Lexicon Conference, |
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Vaid, J., Lichtenberk, F. & Chen, H.-C. (2006, Oct.). On the processing of attributive possessive phrases. Poster, 2006 Mental Lexicon Conference, |
HANDEDNESS,
GESTURE AND LANGUAGE
Publications
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Vaid, J. & Stiles-Davis, J. (1989).
Mirror-writing ability: An advantage for the left-handed? Brain and Language, 37, 616-627. |
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Bates, E., O'Connell, B., Vaid, J.,
Sledge, P., & Oakes, L. (1986). Language and hand preference in early
development. Developmental Neuropsychology, 2, 115. |
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Vaid, J., Bellugi,
U., & Poizner, H. (1989). Hand dominance for
signing: Clues to brain lateralization of language. Neuropsychologia, 27, 949-960. |
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Corina, D., Vaid, J.
& Bellugi, U. (1992). The linguistic basis for
left hemisphere specialization. Science,
255, 1258-1260. |
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Stoddard, J. & Vaid, J. (1996).
Asymmetries in intermanual transfer of maze
learning in right and left-handed adults.
Neuropsychologia, 34, 605-608. |
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Vaid, J. & Carr, J. (1999).
Mirror-writing ability in right- and left-handed adults: Ipsilateral
control? Brain and Cognition, 40 (1),
264-268. |
Conference Presentations
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Vaid, J. & Stiles, J. (1992, Feb.) Mirror-writing ability:
Effects of handedness, hand order and visual feedback. Poster
presentation, International Neuropsychological Society, |
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Stoddard, J. & Vaid, J. (1994, May). Asymmetries in intermanual
transfer in maze learning as a function of maze orientation. Poster
presentation, TENNET, Universite de Quebec, |
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Vaid, J. & Carr, J. (1998, June). Mirror writing in right- and left-handed
adults. Poster presentation, annual TENNET conference, |
LINGUISTIC
INFLUENCES ON AUDITORY PERCEPTION
Conference Presentations
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Chalikia, M., Vaid, J. & Paterakis, L. (1998, Nov.) The tritone paradox as perceived by different linguistic groups. Poster presentation, Psychonomics Society, Dallas. |
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Chalikia, M. & Vaid,
J. (1999, Nov.) Do bilinguals perceive
the tritone paradox as monolinguals do? Poster
presentation, Acoustical Society of |
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Chalikia, M. & Vaid,
J. (1999, Nov.) Perception of the tritone paradox by listeners in |
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Chalikia, M., Miller,
K.J., & Vaid, J. (2001, August). The
tritone paradox is perceived differently by Koreans
and Americans. Paper presented at
109th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, |
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Chalikia, M. & Vaid,
J. (2002, Nov.). What confidence
judgments reveal about the perception of the tritone
paradox. Poster, Auditory Perception, Cognition and Action Meeting, |
HUMOR
PERCEPTION AND PRODUCTION: COGNITIVE, NEURAL AND EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS
Publications
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Vaid, J. (1999). The evolution of humor:
Do those who laugh last? In D. Rosen & M. Luebbert
(Eds.), Evolution of the psyche (pp.
123-138). |
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Vaid, J. & Kobler,
J.B. (2000). Laughing matters: Toward a structural and neural account. Brain and Cognition, 42, 139-141. Millenium Issue. |
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Vaid, J. & Ramachandran,
V.S. (2001). Laughter and humor. In C. Blakemore and S. Jennett
(Eds.), |
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Vaid, J. (2002). Humor and laughter. In
V.S. Ramachandran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the human brain, Vol.2. (pp. 505-516). |
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Conference Presentations
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Vaid, J. (1996, Sept.) The evolution of humor. Conference on
Evolution of the Psyche, |
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Vaid, J., |
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Vaid, J., Heredia, R., |
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Chen, H.-C. & Vaid, J. (2004, Nov.). Ha ha as Aha:
Lateralization of insight in joke processing. Poster, Psychonomics
Society, |
HUMOR PERCEPTION ACROSS GENDER,
LANGUAGES/CULTURES
Publications
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Vaid, J. (2000). New approaches to conceptual representations in bilingual memory: The case for studying humor interpretation. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 3(1), 28-30. |
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Vaid, J. (2006) Joking across languages:
Perspectives on humor, emotion, and bilingualism. In A. Pavlenko
(Ed.), Bilingual minds: Emotional experience,
expression, and representation (pp. 152-182). Clevedon:
Multilingual Matters. |
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Vaid, J, Choi, H., Chen, H.-C., & Friedman, M. (forthcoming). Perceiving and responding to embarrassment across languages: Implications for the bilingual mental lexicon. Mental Lexicon. |
Conference Presentations
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Quiros, A. & Vaid,
J. (1997, March). Male and female
perceptions of humor in daily life. Paper presented at annual meeting of
South Central Women's Studies, |
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Quiros, A. & Vaid,
J. (1998, Feb.) Gendered perceptions of
humor uses and effectiveness. Poster presentation, Eastern Psychological
Association, |
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Vaid, J. & Hull, R. (1998, Nov.). Humor appreciation and the status quo: An
empirical study. Poster presentation, Psychonomics
Society, Dallas. |
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Vaid, J. & Hull, R. (1998, May). Perceptions of humor of typical vs.
atypical gender role portrayal. Poster presentation, Texas Conference on
Cognition, ARMADILLO, |
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Quiros, A. & Vaid,
J. (1999, June). Perceptions of
conversational uses of humor by men and women as ascribed to the same vs. the
opposite sex. Paper presented at International Society for Humor Studies,
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Vaid, J. (2003, April). Joking
across languages: Towards a theory of humor interpretation in bilinguals.
Panel on Bilingualism and Emotions, Fourth International Symposium on
Bilingualism, University of |
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Vaid, J., Chen, H-C., Choi,
H. & Martinez, F. (2003, Oct.). Cultural
identity affects joking across languages: Survey data from Spanish-English speakers in |
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Vaid, J., Choi,
H., |
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Vaid, J. (2004, July). Playing with and through languages:
Bilingual humor as artful transgression Invited
Forum Lecture, International Conference on Globalization and World Englishes: Identity and Creativity, |
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Vaid, J., Chen, H.-C., Rao,
C., & Manzano, |
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Vaid, J., Choi,
H., Chen, H.-C., & Friedman, M. (2006, June). Bilinguals’ perceptions of and responses to embarrassing situations.
Panel on Emotion Words in the Mental Lexicon: Processing, Representation and
Implications for Teaching and Translation, American Association for Applied
Linguistics annual conference, |
Publications
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Ward, T., Smith, S. & Vaid, J. (Eds.).
(1997/2001). Creative Thought: An
Investigation of Conceptual Structures and Processes. |
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Ward, T., Smith, S., & Vaid, J.
(1997/2001). Conceptual structures and processes in creative thought. In T.
Ward, S. Smith & J. Vaid (Eds.), Creative thought: An investigation of conceptual structures and
processes (pp. 1-27). |
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Friedman, M., Chen, H.-C., & Vaid, J.
(2006). Proverb preferences across cultures: Dialecticality
or poeticality? Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 7, 353-359. |
Conference Presentations
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Friedman, M., Vaid, J., Chen, H.-C., |
Publications
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Vaid, J. (forthcoming). Fair enough? Color and the commodification of self in Indian matrimonials. In E. Nakano (Ed.), Color Hierarchies: Transnational Perspectives on the Social and Cultural Significance of Skin Color. |
Conference Presentations
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Menon, R. & Vaid,
J. (1987, Nov.). The ideal mate: An
analysis of matrimonial advertisements in the Indian immigrant press.
Paper presented at annual South Asia Conference, |
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Vaid, J. (1993, June). From sham marriages to innocent divorces:
A study of matrimonial ads in the immigrant press. Paper presented at
Association for Asian American Studies, |
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Vaid, J. & Luthra,
R. (1994, April). The ABC(D)s of matrimonial advertisements: |
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Vaid, J. (1994, Oct.) Stigmatized or self-actualized? Gendered portrayals of divorce in
Indian matrimonials. Paper presented at
national South Asian Women's Conference, "Forging New Identities in
Cross-Cultural America," |
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Vaid, J. (2005,
Dec.). Fair enough? Color and the commodification of self in Indian matrimonials.
Invited address, Conference on
Hierarchies of Color: Transnational
Perspectives on the Social and Cultural Significance of Skin-tone Center for Race and Gender, |