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Direct linkHolsinger, Edward; Kaiser, Elsi – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
Current models of idiom representation and processing differ with respect to the role of literal processing during the interpretation of idiomatic expressions. Word-like models (Bobrow & Bell, 1973; Swinney & Cutler, 1979) propose that idiomatic meaning can be accessed directly, whereas structural models (Cacciari & Tabossi, 1988;…
Descriptors: Experiments, Language Patterns, Language Processing, Sentences
Kaiser, Elsi – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2011
We report two visual-world eye-tracking experiments that investigated the effects of subjecthood, pronominalisation, and contrastive focus on the interpretation of pronouns in subsequent discourse. By probing the effects of these factors on real-time pronoun interpretation, we aim to contribute to our understanding of how topicality-related…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Semantics, Form Classes (Languages), Eye Movements
