The summary of Irene's work:

`The world is a complex, continuous experience, but in language and thought, we simplify this stream into events, and we categorize them by similarities, such as their participants. Where do these categorizations come from?

In this presentation, I will introduce a project centered around thematic roles from a psychological perspective. I will present a study designed to explore whether the salience that certain thematic roles exhibit in language aligns with a psychological or perceptual saliency of such roles. I will discuss the findings of our pilot studies and discuss potential explanations and strategies to move forward.'