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On Sentence Interpretation
Lyn Frazier
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Paperback. Explores important, but overlooked questions in on-line sentence interpretation and attempts to erect some of the scaffolding for an eventual theory of sentence interpretation. Series: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 600.
At present there exists no empirically-motivated theory of how perceivers assign a grammatically-permissible interpretation to a sentence. Implicit in many investigations of language comprehension is the idea that each constituent of a sentence is interpreted by the perceiver at the earliest conceivable point, using all potentially relevant sources of information. A variety of counter examples are presented to argue against this implicit theory of sentence interpretation. It is argued that an explicit alternative theory is needed to specify which decisions are made at which points during interpretive processing and to spell ... Read more
At present there exists no empirically-motivated theory of how perceivers assign a grammatically-permissible interpretation to a sentence. Implicit in many investigations of language comprehension is the idea that each constituent of a sentence is interpreted by the perceiver at the earliest conceivable point, using all potentially relevant sources of information. A variety of counter examples are presented to argue against this implicit theory of sentence interpretation. It is argued that an explicit alternative theory is needed to specify which decisions are made at which points during interpretive processing and to spell ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792356028
SKU
V9780792356028
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