Language Processing Flashcards
discourse analysis
how readers process extended passages of written text
garden path sentence
one that causes readers to process it again due to confusing structure
minimal attachment strategy
assigns to a sentence the simplest structure permitted by the grammar
late closure strategy
attaches an incoming phrase to the clause currently being processed
parallel function strategy
assumes a pronoun in a particular syntactic position refers back to an antecedent in the same syntactic position
understanding negatives
negatives (whether explicit or inherent) take longer to process than positives
nonreversible passive
the agent and patient cannot logically be reversed
script
prototypical sequence of events in a familiar situation
cohesion strategies
reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions, lexical cohesion, collocation
reference
the use of pronouns
substitution
substitution of pro-forms such as “one” and “ones”
ellipsis
substitution by zero
lexical cohesion
repetition, synonyms, superordinate, collocation
collocation
use of lexical items that regularly appear in the same context
thematic role
relation of a noun phrase to the action described by a verb
agent, patient, beneficiary