Pragmatics in Memory: A Study of Natural Conversation.

Keenan, Janice M.

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ERIC Number: EJ171925

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Publication Date: 1977

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Pragmatics in Memory: A Study of Natural Conversation

Keenan, Janice M.

Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 16, 5, 549-60, Oct 77

Recognition memory for statements made during a luncheon discussion group was tested in an incidental learning paradigm after thirty hours. Statements high in interactional content yielded excellent memory for surface form and meaning; statements low in interactional content showed no memory for surface form and less memory for content. (CHK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Connected Discourse, Language Research, Memory, Pragmatics, Recall (Psychology), Recognition, Retention (Psychology), Sentences, Verbal Learning

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