Interests: Language production and comprehension; conversation and turn-taking; joint tasks Typical first language acquisition; second language acquisition; bilingualism The role of prediction in language use and language learning The role of motivation, curiosity and surprise in language learning Contact Details

 Representative Publications:

• Gambi, C., Pickering, M.J., & Rabagliati, H. (2021) Prediction error boosts retention of novel words in adults but not in children. Cognition, 211, doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104650. Pre-print: https://psyarxiv.com/z4ba8Link opens in a new window
• Gambi, C. (2021) The role of prediction in second language vocabulary learning. In Kaan, E., and Grüter, T. (Eds.). Prediction in Second Language Processing and Learning. John Benjamins
• Gambi, C., Jindal, P., Sharpe, S., Pickering, M.J., & Rabagliati, H. (2020) The relation between preschoolers’ vocabulary development and their ability to predict and recognize words. Child Development. doi:10.1111/cdev.13465. Pre-print: https://psyarxiv.com/9nhw8/Link opens in a new window
• Lindsay, L., Gambi, C., Rabagliati, H. (2019) Preschoolers optimize the timing of their conversational turns through flexible coordination of language comprehension and production. Psychological Science, 3(4), 504-515. doi:10.1177/0956797618822802. Pre-print: https://psyarxiv.com/m2p8h
• Corps, R. E., Pickering, M. J., & Gambi, C. (2019) Predicting turn-ends in discourse context. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 34(5), 615-627. doi:10.1080/23273798.2018.1552008
• Pickering, M. J., & Gambi, C. (2018) Predicting while comprehending language: a theory and review. Psychological Bulletin, 144(10), 1002-1044. doi: 10.1037/bul0000158
• Gambi, C., Van de Cavey, J., & Pickering, M.J. (2015) Interference in joint picture naming. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 41(1), 1-21. doi:10.1037/a0037438

Supervisor to:
Sutong Duan