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  • Cognitive Aging
  • Language Processing

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  • Presupposition processing is crucial for language comprehension.
  • Previous research on aging and presuppositions is limited.
  • Cognitive load's impact on this process across the lifespan remains under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how cognitive load affects presupposition processing in younger and older adults.
  • To extend existing findings on typical aging and presupposition recovery.
  • To compare the processing of definite descriptions and change-of-state verbs.

Main Methods:

  • Online and offline tasks were employed to assess presupposition recovery.
  • Younger and older adult groups were compared.
  • Cognitive load was manipulated during the processing of definite descriptions and change-of-state verbs.

Main Results:

  • Presupposition recovery significantly declines in older adults.
  • Change-of-state verbs pose a greater cognitive challenge for older adults than definite descriptions.
  • The presupposition recovery for 'begin' is more demanding than for 'stop' in older adults.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive load directly impacts presupposition recovery across the lifespan.
  • The findings suggest an involvement of verbal working memory in age-related changes.
  • This study provides novel insights into the psycholinguistics of aging.