Comprehension and Memory of Personal Reference: The Use of Social Information in Language Processing.

Murphy, Gregory L.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ457058

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0163-853X

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Comprehension and Memory of Personal Reference: The Use of Social Information in Language Processing.

Murphy, Gregory L.

Discourse Processes, v15 n3 p337-56 Jul-Sep 1992

Investigates the degree to which listeners are sensitive to the social relations expressed in choice of a name when referring to a third person during a conversation. Concludes that the social information inherent in names is picked up by readers and encoded into memory. (HB)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Language Processing, Language Research, Listening Comprehension

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A