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
agent
doer of the action
patient
entity affected by the action
beneficiary
entity for whose benefit the action occurs
given-new contract
passages are easier to comprehend and remember if new information follows given information
linear progression
an AB:BC arrangement of given and new information
hierarchal progression
an AB:AC arrangement of given and new information
