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  • Cognitive Science
  • Linguistics
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • The relationship between space and time perception in human cognition is a long-standing debate.
  • Some theories posit space as primary in structuring time, while others suggest equal status.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of object distance and appearance time on demonstrative language use.
  • To determine whether spatial or temporal factors are privileged in demonstrative selection.
  • To test the applicability of real-world findings in immersive virtual reality.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized fully immersive virtual reality (VR) to control object presentation.
  • Conducted four experiments manipulating object distance and time of appearance.
  • Analyzed the choice of demonstratives ('this' and 'that') used to refer to objects.

Main Results:

  • Virtual reality demonstrative usage mirrored real-world patterns.
  • Object appearance time had a minor effect on object mention.
  • Demonstrative choice was predominantly influenced by object distance, not appearance time.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial uses of demonstratives appear to be privileged over temporal uses in language.
  • Object distance is a stronger determinant of demonstrative choice than temporal factors.
  • Immersive VR is a viable tool for studying cognitive and linguistic phenomena.