Event
How do speakers select words and why are they sometimes not the ones they meant to say?
About
This event at Radboud University in Nijmegen looks at how speakers select and monitor words, based on dissertation research. It is on Monday 23 November 2026 at 10:30.
What to expect
The dissertation studies how speakers select words and check whether the word they produce is the one they intended.
- Focus on errors and alternate names
- Picture-naming tasks under time pressure
- Dissertation research on word production
FAQ
Who organizes the event?
Faculty of Social Sciences.
How can I register?
Register via the Radboud University event page:
What is the research about?
The dissertation examines how speakers select and monitor words.
It looks at clear errors and acceptable alternate names.
Studies used picture-naming under time pressure.
Who is Christina Papoutsi?
Christina Papoutsi was born on 26 November 1992 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
BA in English Language and Literature at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
EFL teacher in Greece, Spain, and the United Kingdom
Moved to the Netherlands in 2018
Research Master's in Linguistics at Utrecht University, completed March 2021
Internship and thesis at the Donders Centre for Cognition
Research assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, December 2020–July 2021
PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics from February 2022
Getting there
Radboud Universiteit, Houtlaan 4, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, Gelderland, NL
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