The Perception of Time: Basic Research and Some Potential Links to the Study of Language

The article first discusses some recent work in time perception—in particular the distinction among prospective timing, retrospective timing, and passage of time judgments. The history and application of an “internal clock” model as an explanation of prospective timing performance is reviewed and co...

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Published in:Language learning 2008-12, Vol.58 (s1), p.149-171
Main Author: Wearden, J. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auditory Stimuli
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Figurative Language
Language Impairments
Language Processing
Linguistics
Perception
Perceptions
Psycholinguistics
Stimuli
Time
Time Perspective
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Summary:The article first discusses some recent work in time perception—in particular the distinction among prospective timing, retrospective timing, and passage of time judgments. The history and application of an “internal clock” model as an explanation of prospective timing performance is reviewed and contrasted with the different mechanisms needed for the other two types of time judgments. The article then discusses two areas suggesting relations between time perception research and language. The first is the idea that disturbances in the perception of duration, usually of very brief auditory stimuli, are associated with some language disorders. Another is the common use of metaphors for time, and the article relates these to the issue of whether a genuine “time sense” exists.
ISSN:0023-8333
1467-9922
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9922.2008.00468.x