Influence of the Historical Discourse Record on Language Processing in Dialogue

Autor/inn/en	Yoon, Si On; Brown-Schmidt, Sarah
Titel	Influence of the Historical Discourse Record on Language Processing in Dialogue
Quelle	In: Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 55 (2018) 1, S.31-46 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0163-853X
DOI	10.1080/0163853X.2016.1193429
Schlagwörter	History; Discourse Analysis; Language Processing; Eye Movements; Context Effect; Reading Processes; Computer Assisted Testing; Undergraduate Students; Task Analysis; Nouns; Phrase Structure; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Diskursanalyse; Sprachverarbeitung; Augenbewegung; Leseprozess; Aufgabenanalyse; Phrasenstruktur
Abstract	Speakers typically design definite referring expressions to uniquely identify the intended referent with respect to the alternatives in the referential context, and addressees interpret these expressions with respect to the contextual alternatives. Although it is clear that the relevant context includes entities in the immediate context, less clear is how the historical discourse context affects language interpretation in the moment. This article presents the results of two experiments that examine interpretation of definite referring expressions in cases where the local context has recently changed. In Experiment 1 eye-tracked participants followed an experimenter's instructions to click on objects multiple times each. When expressions were over-modified for the immediate context (e.g., the striped shirt, when the shirt would suffice), referential interpretation was significantly facilitated when that expression had been previously used in a supporting context. By contrast, interpretation of nonmodified expressions that were appropriate for the local context (e.g., the shirt) was somewhat impaired when a modified term had been used previously. Experiment 2 replicated these findings with a more sensitive, cohort-competitor design. These findings demonstrate that both the local and the historical context influence the online interpretation of referring expressions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01