YAO-YING LAI Curriculum Vitae — August 26, 2019

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Research Areas Psycholinguistics; Neurolinguistics; Semantic composition & underspecification; Neurocognitive mechanisms of real-time sentence processing; Lexical semantics; Meaning contextualization; Language and conceptual structure

Education 2017 Ph.D. in Linguistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. Dissertation title: The complement coercion phenomenon: Implications for models of sentence processing [Advisor: Maria Mercedes Pinango˜ ] 2015 M.Phil. in Linguistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. 2012 M.A. in Linguistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. 2010 B.A., National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan - Major in English. - Minor in Diplomacy - Certificates: (i) Educational Program, (ii) European Studies in French

Work Experience 2018- Postdoctoral researcher at the Research Institute, Current National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Japan. Visiting researcher at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan 2015-2017 Research assistant at Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. 2011-2017 Research assistant at Language and Brain Lab, Department of Linguistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. 2010 Mar- Research Assistant at Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Aug Taiwan.

Awards 2017 The 9th JCHAT Award (Best Paper), Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS), Japan. 2017 Conference Travel Fellowship, Graduate Student Assembly, Yale University. U.S.A. 2015 Dissertation Fellowship, Yale University, U.S.A. 2011 Franklin S. Cooper Fellowship, Yale University, U.S.A. 2010 Outstanding Graduation Award, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

1 Teaching Experience 2012-2016 Teaching Assistant at Department of Linguistics, Yale University, U.S.A. • Introduction to Linguistics (Fall 2016) • Cognitive Science of Language (Spring 2015) • Introduction to Linguistics (Fall 2014) • Cognitive Science of Language (Spring 2013) • Language and Mind (Fall 2012)

2015 Fall Mentoring student intern at Yale Language and Brain Lab 2007-2008 Teaching Assistant at Foreign Language Center, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan • College English I Service 2018- Journal Review Editor: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence—Language Present and Computation 2017- Journal Reviewer: Frontiers in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Present Journal of Semantics 2019 Co-organizer: Language for people with developmental disabilities: hierar- chy and intention sharing, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities. January 29-30, 2019 2015 Co-organizer: Hornucopia: A Workshop honoring Laurence R. Horn. Yale University, CT, U.S.A. November 6-7, 2015. 2015 Co-organizer: The Fifth Formal Approaches to South Asian Languages Workshop. Yale University, CT, U.S.A. April 11-12, 2015. 2012 Co-organizer: South Asian Languages Workshop. Yale University, CT, U.S.A. September 28-30, 2012. 2011-2012 Co-organizer: Monday Colloquium Series. Department of Linguistics, Yale University, CT, U.S.A.

Professional Skills & Languages Skills Self-paced reading, Eye-tracking (EyeLink 1000+), fMRI, Qualtrics, R statistical package, SPSS, E-Prime, Experiment Builder, LATEX, Presentation (Neurobehavioral Systems), Matlab, SPM, BioImage Suite Languages Mandarin (native), English, Taiwanese, Japanese (N2)

Outreach 2015 Introduction to Linguistics. Talk at The Johns Hopkins University, Taiwanese Student Association. MD, U.S.A. 2014 Introduction to Linguistics & Study abroad. Invited talk at Workshop of Japan GPI-US Educational Program: Female Empowerment. CT, U.S.A. 2013 The processing of aspectual verbs. Talk at Department of Physics and As- tronomy, Prof. M´enard’s research group, The Johns Hopkins University. MD, U.S.A.

2 Publications In prep. Lai, Yao-Ying, Makuuchi, M., Pinango,˜ M. M., and Sakai, H. Linguistic and individual factors in meaning comprehension.

under review Lai, Yao-Ying, Braze D., and Pinango,˜ M. M. The time-course of context modulation for underspecified meaning: an eye-movement study. [link]

under review Lai, Yao-Ying, Lacadie, C., and Pinango,˜ M. M. Subject animacy and underspecified meaning: the conceptual and cortical underpinnings.

under review Lai, Yao-Ying and Pinango,˜ M. M. Searching for specific sentence meaning in context: the conceptual relation between participants. Language and Cognition.

2019 Lai, Yao-Ying, Makuuchi, M., Pinango,˜ M. M., and Sakai, H. Compre- hension of underspecified iterative meaning in Japanese. IEICE Technical Report of Language and Thought, pp.101-106. [link]

2017 Lai, Yao-Ying, Lacadie, C., Constable, T., Deo, A., and Pinango,˜ M. M. Complement coercion as the processing of aspectual verbs: Evidence from Self-Paced Reading and fMRI. In Hampton, James A. and Yoad Win- ter (ed.) Compositionality and Concepts in Linguistics and Psychology. Springer International Publishing. [link]

2017 Lai, Yao-Ying, Braze, D., and Pinango,˜ M. M. Context and semantic composition of multiple dimension representations in real-time comprehension. Technical Report of Language and Thought. pp.7-11. [link]

2017 Lai, Yao-Ying and Pinango,˜ Maria M. Comprehending underspecified meaning: resolving ambiguity by contextual and conceptual search. In Conference Handbook of The 19th Annual International conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS). pp.134-137. [link]

2017 Lai, Yao-Ying. The complement coercion phenomenon: Implications for models of sentence processing. Ph.D dissertation.

2016 Lai, Yao-Ying, Lacadie, C., Constable, T., Deo, A., and Pinango,˜ M. M. The structured individual hypothesis for processing aspectual verbs. In Proceedings of Berkeley Linguistics Society 42. pp.135-152. [link]

2014 Lai, Yao-Ying, Lacadie, C., Constable, T., Deo, A., and Pinango,˜ M. M. Complement coercion as the processing of aspectual verbs: Evidence from self-paced reading and fMRI. In Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society Meeting, pp.2525-30. [link]

Manuscript 2014 Lai, Yao-Ying. Word Formation in Taiwan Southern Min. Qualifying paper. Department of Linguistics, Yale University.

3 Invited Talks 2018 Oct. Neurocognitive mechanisms of processing underspecified meaning. Talk at National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. October 17, 2018. 2018 Jul. The processing of underspecified sentence meaning. Talk at Computation and Representation for Brain and Language colloquium, Waseda University. Tokyo, Japan. July 20, 2018. 2018 Mar. Processing underspecified meaning: the case of coercion. Talk at Neuroscience of Language Development Workshop. Research Center for Language, Brain and Cognition, Tohoku University. Sendai, Japan. March 22, 2018. 2013 Oct. Complement coercion revisited: the processing of aspectual verbs. Talk at Department of Cognitive Science, The Johns Hopkins University. U.S.A. Oc- tober, 2013.

Contributed Talks 2019 Jul. Comprehension of underspecified iterative meaning in Japanese. Talk at Men- tal Architecture for Processing and Learning of Language, Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics, and the technical group of Thought and Language (MAPLL- TCP-TL). Kobe, Tokyo. July 28, 2019. 2018 Oct. One construal mechanism of underspecified meaning during sentential meaning composition. Talk at The 17th International Conference on the Processing of East Asian Languages and the 9th Conference on Language, Discourse, and Cognition (ICPEAL17-CLDC9). Taipei, Taiwan. October 19, 2018. 2018 Aug. Searching for unstated meaning: the lexicon-context interface. Talk at The 2nd Evolinguistics Meeting. Japan. August 07, 2018. 2018 May The processing of unstated meaning. Talk at National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities. Tokorozawa, Japan. May 22, 2018. 2017 Jul. Context and semantic composition of multiple dimension representations in real-time comprehension. Talk at Mental Architecture for Processing and Learning of Language, Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics (MAPLL- TCP), Tokyo, Japan. July 22, 2017. 2017 Jul. Comprehending underspecified meaning: resolving ambiguity by contextual and conceptual search. Talk at The 19th Annual International conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS). Kyoto Women’s Univer- sity, Japan. July 2, 2017. 2017 Feb. The complement coercion phenomenon: Implications for models of sentence processing. Ph.D. defense at Department of Linguistics, Yale University, CT, U.S.A. February 27, 2017. 2017 Jan. Deconstructing complement coercion as the processing of aspectual verbs. Talk at Psycholinguistics Lab, The University of Tokyo, Japan. January 27, 2017. 2016 Oct. Neurocognitive Properties of for-adverb and the Lexicon-Context Interface. Talk at The Ninth International Conference On the Mental Lexicon. University of Ottawa, Canada. October 19, 2016. 2016 Feb. The structured individual hypothesis for processing aspectual verbs. Talk at Berkeley Linguistics Society 42 workshop. University of California, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A. February 7, 2016.

4 2015 Nov. The structured individual hypothesis for processing aspectual verbs. Talk at the Southern New England Workshop in Semantics (SNEWS). Harvard University, MA, U.S.A. November 21, 2015. 2015 Apr. Deconstructing complement coercion: implications for the Structured Individ- ual hypothesis. Talk at Day of Cognitive Science at Yale. Yale University, CT, U.S.A. April 30, 2015.

Conference poster presentations 2018 Aug. Searching for unstated meaning: the lexicon-context interface. Lai, Yao- Ying, Lacadie, C., Constable, T., Deo, A., and Pinango,˜ M. M. The 2nd Evolinguistics Meeting. Japan. 2017 Apr. Eventive iteration construal during comprehension: One process, two contextual sources. Pinango,˜ Maria M., Lai, Y.-Y., Foster-Hanson, E., Lacadie, C., Constable, T., and Deo, A. Poster presented at The 30th CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing. MIT, MA, U.S.A. 2015 Oct. Complement coercion revisited: the Structured Individual Hypothesis for processing aspectual verbs. Lai, Yao-Ying, Lacadie, C., Constable, T., Deo, A., and Pinango,˜ M. M. Poster presented at Society of Neurobiology for Language (SNL). Chicago, U.S.A. 2014 Sep. Complement coercion as the processing of aspectual verbs: Evidence from self- paced reading and fMRI. Lai, Yao-Ying, Lacadie, C., Constable, T., Deo, A., and Pinango,˜ M. M.. Poster presented at Cognitive Science Society Meeting 2014. Quebec City, Canada. 2012 Sep. Building multiple events: the cost of context retrieval. Deo, Ashwini, Pinango,˜ M. M., Lai, Yao-Ying, and Foster-Hanson, E.. Poster presented at Archi- tectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing (AMLaP) 2012. Riva Del Garda, Italy.