Publications

 

 

 

Research articles and chapters

 

Williams, J. N. (2020). The neuroscience of implicit learning. Language Learning, 70, 255-307.

Tao, Y. & Williams, J. N. (2018). Generalisation of syntactic knowledge in semi-artificial language learning. Language Learning, DOI: 10.1111/lang.12299.

Sheehan, M.; Paciorek, A.; & Williams, J. N. (2018). Case/agreement matching: evidence for a cognitive bias. Glossa. 3(1): 92. 1–23, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.413.

Hodzik, E. & Williams, J. N. (2017). Predictive processes during simultaneous interpreting from German into English. Interpreting, 19 (1), 1-20.

Graham, C. R., & Williams, J. N. (2016). Implicit learning of Latin stress regularities. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263116000371

Hanna, J., Shtyrov, Y., Williams, J., & Pulvermuller, F. (2016). Early neurophysiological indices of second language morphosyntax learning. Neuropsychologia, 82, 18-30.

Williams, J. N., & Paciorek, A. (2016). Indirect tests of implicit linguistic knowledge. In A. Mackey & E. Marsden (Eds.), Advancing Methodology and Practice: The IRIS Repository of Instruments for Research into Second Languages (pp. 25-42): Taylor & Francis. Download.

Grey, S., Williams, J. N., & Rebuschat, P. (2015). Individual differences in incidental language learning: Phonological working memory, learning styles, and personality. Learning and Individual Differences, 38, 44-53.

Paciorek, A., & Williams, J. N. (2015). Implicit learning of semantic preferences of verbs. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 37, 359-382.

Paciorek, A., & Williams, J. N. (2015). Semantic Generalization in Implicit Language Learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 41, 989-1002.

Paciorek, A. W., & Williams, J. N. (2015). Semantic implicit learning. In P. Rebuschat (Ed.), Implicit and Explicit Learning of Languages (pp. 69-90): John Benjamins. Download.

Vukovic, N., & Williams, J. N. (2015). Individual differences in spatial cognition influence mental simulation of language. Cognition, 142, 110-122.

Williams, J. N. (2015). The bilingual lexicon. In J. Taylor (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Word (pp. 493-507): Oxford University Press. Download.

Williams, J. N. (2015). Working memory in SLA research: Challenges and prospects. In Z. Wen & M. B. Mota & A. McNeill (Eds.), Working Memory in Second Language Acquisition and Processing (pp. 301-307): Multilingual Matters. Download.

Leung, J. H. C., & Williams, J. N. (2014). Crosslinguistic Differences in Implicit Language Learning. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 36, 733-755.

Grey, S., Williams, J. N., & Rebuschat, P. (2014). Incidental Exposure and L3 Learning of Morphosyntax. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 36, 611-645.

Vukovic, N., & Williams, J. N. (2014). Automatic perceptual simulation of first language meanings during second language sentence processing in bilinguals. Acta Psychologica, 145, 98-103.

Marsden, E., Williams, J. N. & Liu, X. (2013). Learning novel morphology: The role of meaning and orientation of attention at initial exposure. Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

Williams, J. N. (2013). Attention, awareness, and noticing in language processing and learning. In J. M. Bergsleithner, S. N. Frota, & J. K. Yoshioka, (Eds.), Noticing and second language acquisition: Studies in honor of Richard Schmidt (pp. 51–69). Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i, National Foreign Language Resource Center. Download.

Williams, J. N. & Rebuschat, P. (2012). Statistical learning and syntax: What can be learned, and what difference does meaning make? In Rebuschat, P. & Williams, J. N. (Eds.) Statistical Learning and Language Acquisition. (pp. 237-264). Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. Download.

Rebuschat, P. & Williams, J. N. (2012). Implicit and explicit knowledge in second language acquisition. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 33, 829-856. Download.

Rebuschat, P. & Williams, J. N. (2012). Introduction: Statistical learning and language acquisition. In Rebuschat, P. & Williams, J. N. (Eds.) Statistical Learning and Language Acquisition. (pp. 1-12). Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.

Williams, J. N. & Gullberg, M. (2012). Cognitive Second Language Acquisition: Overview. In C. A. Chapelle (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, Wiley-Blackwell.

Rebuschat, P. & Williams, J. N. (2012). Implicit learning in second language acquisition. In C. A. Chapelle (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, Wiley-Blackwell.

Williams, J. N. (2012). Alignment in language and music. In P. Rebuschat (ed.), Language and Music in Cognitive Systems, pp. 189 – 194. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Williams, J. N. (2011). Working memory and SLA. In S. Gass and A. Mackey (Eds.). Handbook of Second Language Acquisition, pp. 427-441. Routledge. Download.

Leung, J., & Williams, J. N. (2011). Constraints on implicit learning of grammatical form-meaning connections. Language Learning, 61. Download.

Leung, J., & Williams, J. N. (2011). The implicit learning of mappings between forms and contextually-derived meanings. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 33, 33-55. Download.

Williams, J. N. & Cheung, A. (2011). Using priming to explore early word learning. In P. Trofimovich & K. McDonough (Eds) Applying priming methods to L2 learning, teaching and research: Insights from psycholinguistics. John Benjamins, pp. 73-103. Download.

Williams, J. N. (2010). Implicit learning and SLA. Second Language, 9, 3-15.

Williams, J. N. (2010). Initial incidental acquisition of word order regularities: Is it just sequence learning? Language Learning, 60, Supplement 2, 221–244. Download.

Williams, J. N. (2009). Psycholinguistics. In K. Malmkjaer (Ed.) The Linguistics Encyclopedia. Third Edition. London, Routledge, pp. 429-447.

Williams, J. N. (2009). Implicit learning in second language acquisition. In The New Handbook of Second Language Acquisition, William C. Ritchie and Tej K. Bhatia (Eds.), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 319-353. Download.

Elston-Guttler, K. & Williams, J. N. (2008). L1 polysemy affects L2 meaning interpretation: Evidence for L1 concepts active during L2 reading. Second Language Research, 24, 167-187. Download.

Williams, J. N. & Kuribara, C. (2008). Comparing a nativist and emergentist approach to the initial stage of SLA: An investigation of Japanese scrambling. Lingua, 118, 522-553. Download.

Salamoura, A. & Williams, J. N. (2007). The representation of grammatical gender in the bilingual lexicon: Evidence from Greek and German. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 10, 257-275. Download.

Salamoura, A. & Williams, J. N. (2007). Processing verb argument structure across languages: Evidence for shared representations in the bilingual mental lexicon. Applied Psycholinguistics, 28, 627-660. Download.

Salamoura, A. & Williams, J. N. (2006). Lexical activation of cross-language syntactic priming. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 9 (3), 299-307. Download.

Breheny, R., Katsos, N. & Williams, J. (2006). Are Generalised Scalar Implicatures Generated by Default? An on-line investigation into the role of context in generating pragmatic inferences. Cognition, 100(3), 434-463. Download.

Leung, J. & Williams, J. N. (2006). Implicit learning of form-meaning connections. In Sun, R. & Miyake, N. (Eds) Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, pp. 465-470. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum. Download.

Rebuschat, P. & Williams, J. N. (2006). Dissociating implicit and explicit learning of natural language syntax. In Sun, R. & Miyake, N. (Eds) Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, p. 2594. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum. Download.

Williams, J. N. (2006). Incremental interpretation in second language sentence processing. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 9 (1), 71-88. Download.

Williams, J. N. (2005). Learning without awareness. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 27 (2), 269-304. Download.

Williams, J. N. (2005). Associationism and Connectionism. In K.E. Brown (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics: Second Edition. Elsevier: Oxford. Download.

Williams, J. N. (2004). Implicit learning of form-meaning connections. In B. Van Patten, J. Williams, S.Rott & Overstreet, M. (eds.) Form-Meaning Connections in SLA. Erlbaum. pp. 203-218. Download.

Williams, J. N. (2003). Induction of noun classes by adult learners and connections models. In van Hout, R., Hulk, A., Kuiken, F. & Towell, R. (eds.), The Interface between Syntax and the Lexicon in Second Language Acquisition . Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Download.

Williams, J. N. & Lovatt, P. (2003). Phonological memory and rule learning. Language Learning, 53, 67-121. Download.

Bird, S. & Williams, J. N. (2002). The effect of bimodal input on implicit and explicit memory: An investigation into the benefits of within-language subtitling. Applied Psycholinguistics, 23, 509-533. Download.

Lee, M.W. & Williams, J. N. (2001). Lexical access in spoken word production by bilinguals: Evidence from the semantic competitor priming paradigm. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 4, 233-248. Download.

Williams, J. N. (2001). Psycholinguistics. In K. Malmkjaer (Ed.) The Linguistics Encyclopedia. Second Edition. London, Routledge. Download.

Williams, J. N., Mobius, P. & Kim.C. (2001) Native and non-native processing of English wh-questions: Parsing strategies and plausibility constraints. Applied Psycholinguistics, 22, 509-540. Download.

Williams, J. N. (1999). Memory, attention, and inductive learning. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 21 (1), 1-48. Download.

 

 

Edited Volumes

 

Rebuschat, P. & Williams, J.N. (2012). Statistical Learning and Language Acquisition. (pp. 1-12). Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. See the book.

Malmkajaer, K. & Williams, J. (1998).  Context in Language Learning and Understanding . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Brown, G.; Malmkajaer, K. & Williams, J.N. (1996). Second Language Acquisition: Performance and Competence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Brown, G.; Malmkjaer, K; Pollitt, A. & Williams, J.N. (1994). Language and Understanding. Oxford: Oxford University Press.