Tracking Eye Movements as a Window on Language Processing: The Visual World Paradigm

Abstract

This entry overviews the pioneering experimental studies exploiting eye movement data to investigate language processing in real time. After examining how vision and language were found to be closely related, herein focus the discussion on the evolution of eye-tracking methodologies to investigate children’s language development. To conclude, herein provide some insights about the use of eye-tracking technology for research purposes, focusing on data collection and data analysis.

Keywords

• visual world
• eye-tracking
• language processing
• language acquisition