Sentence Production Flashcards
What is linguistic context?
the actual words/expressions used
What is discourse context?
the topics that have been talked about
Name the 3 processes in sentence production
message level information
lexical selection
phrasal processing
What are the constraints of message level information?
content speaker wants to convey
effect speaker wants to produce
forms permitted by language
What are the constraints of lexical selection?
meaning
syntax
phonology
What are the constraints of phrasal processing?
how much is planned ahead of time; sentences/phrases/ideas
serial/interactive/parallel process
does the structure determine the lexical selection or vice versa?
What have we learnt from referential experiments?
people often five more information than is strictly necessary to disambiguate it
What are Grice’s maxims?
quantity; say no more/less than is needed
quality; only say what you believe to be true
relevance
manner; be perspicuous
What is the process of computational natural language generation?
input content determination/conceptualiser sentence planning realisation lexical choice referring expression
What is realisation?
choosing exact words, inflections, pronunciation
What is rebus writing?
combining multiple logogram’s phonology to represent a new word
What differences are there between speech and writing?
speech is a continuous stream, writing has spaces
speech is ephemeral, writing is permanent
speech has prosody, writing has punctuation
writing is more planned so has greater intent
What is homonym confusion?
more mistakes are made with words that and the same spelling and but different sound and meaning e.g. read, lead
What is heterograph ambiguity?
more time is spent reading words that sound the same as others but are spelt differently and have different meanings e.g. pear, pair
What evidence is there for phonological mediation in reading?
tongue-twisters and unpronounceable words take longer to read; reading aloud mentally?
