Comprehension and Language
Transcript of Comprehension and Language
Comprehension
and
Language
Alen
Language
Production
Process
Conceptualization
Formulation
Execution
spoken
written
sentence
inference
Comprehension
and
Language
…of spoken
Motor Theory
sounds
gestures
Motor Theory
sounds
gestures
coarticulation
Cohort Theory
j o i n
lexical similarity
Trace Model
t e x t
Hint: ‘What word is activated than usual
due to the context?’
“The woman got a leash and
went for a walk with the
___________”
…of written
Autonomous Serial
Search Model
lexicon
Access File
Master File
Logogen Model
The cumulative information
we store about a word we
comprehend.
appearance
sound
meaning
Interactive Activation Model
story
What’s in detectors?
stimulus
features
letters
word
story
…of sentences
Deep
and
Surface
Structures
phonological
info
semantic
component vs.
Structural
Ambiguity
phrases
sentences
Lexical Ambiguity
lexicon
Garden-Path Sentences
Structural Ambiguity
Lexical Ambiguity
…of inferencing
Constructivist
inferences that are
constructed
when readers comprehend
narrative text
Minimalist
based on easily
available
information
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