Ambiguity In Psycholinguistics
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Author |
: Joseph F. Kess |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 130 |
Release |
: 1981-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027225146 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027225141 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ambiguity in Psycholinguistics by : Joseph F. Kess
The authors present a comprehensive overview of past research in ambiguity in the field of psycholinguistics. Experimental results have often been equivocal in allowing a choice between the single-reading hypothesis and the multiple-reading hypothesis of processing of ambiguous sentences. This text reviews the arguments and experimental results in support of each of these views, and further investigates the contributions of context and thematic constraints in the process of ambiguity resolution. Commentary is also made on the possible hierarchical ordering of difficulty in the treatment of ambiguity, as well as critically related considerations like bias, individual differences, general cognitive strategies for dealing with multiphase representations, and the inherent differences between lexical and syntactic ambiguity.
Author |
: Joseph F. Kess |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 131 |
Release |
: 1981-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027280817 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027280819 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ambiguity in Psycholinguistics by : Joseph F. Kess
The authors present a comprehensive overview of past research in ambiguity in the field of psycholinguistics. Experimental results have often been equivocal in allowing a choice between the single-reading hypothesis and the multiple-reading hypothesis of processing of ambiguous sentences. This text reviews the arguments and experimental results in support of each of these views, and further investigates the contributions of context and thematic constraints in the process of ambiguity resolution. Commentary is also made on the possible hierarchical ordering of difficulty in the treatment of ambiguity, as well as critically related considerations like bias, individual differences, general cognitive strategies for dealing with multiphase representations, and the inherent differences between lexical and syntactic ambiguity.
Author |
: Susanne Winkler |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 2015-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783110403589 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3110403587 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ambiguity by : Susanne Winkler
This edited volume investigates the concept of ambiguity and how it manifests itself in language and communication from a new perspective. The main goal is to uncover a great mystery: why can we communicate effectively despite the fact that ambiguity is pervasive in the language that we use? And conversely, how do speakers and hearers use ambiguity and vagueness to achieve a specific goal? Comprehensive answers to these questions are provided from different fields which focus on the study of language, in particular, linguistics, literary criticism, rhetoric, psycholinguistics, theology, media studies and law. By bringing together these different disciplines, the book documents a radical change in the research on ambiguity. The innovation is brought about by the transdisciplinary perspective of the individual and co-authored papers that bridge the gaps between disciplines. The research program that underlies this volume establishes theoretical connections between the areas of (psycho)linguistics that concentrate on the question of how the system of language works with the areas of rhetoric, literary studies, theology and law that focus on the question of how communication works in discourse and text from the perspective of both production and perception. A three-dimensional Ambiguity Model is presented that serves as a theoretical anchor point for the analyses of the different types of ambiguities by the contributors of this volume. The Ambiguity Model is a hybrid model which brings together the different perspectives on how language and the language system work with respect to ambiguity as well as the question of how ambiguity is employed in communication and in different communicational settings. A set of specific features that are relevant for the description of ambiguity, such as whether the ambiguity arises in the production or perception process, and whether it occurs in strategic or nonstrategic communication, are defined. The research program rests on the assumption that both the production and the perception of ambiguity, as well as its strategic and nonstrategic occurrence, can only be understood by exploring how these factors interact with each other and a reference system when ambiguity is generated and resolved. The collection Ambiguity: Language and Communication constitutes a superb introduction to the workings of ambiguity in language and communication along with extensive analyses of many different examples from different fields. As such it is relevant for students of linguistics, literary studies, rhetoric, law and theology and at the same time there is sufficient quality analysis and new research questions to benefit advanced readers who are interested in ambiguity.
Author |
: Steven L. Small |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 529 |
Release |
: 2013-10-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780080510132 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0080510132 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lexical Ambiguity Resolution by : Steven L. Small
The most frequently used words in English are highly ambiguous; for example, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary lists 94 meanings for the word "run" as a verb alone. Yet people rarely notice this ambiguity. Solving this puzzle has commanded the efforts of cognitive scientists for many years. The solution most often identified is "context": we use the context of utterance to determine the proper meanings of words and sentences. The problem then becomes specifying the nature of context and how it interacts with the rest of an understanding system. The difficulty becomes especially apparent in the attempt to write a computer program to understand natural language. Lexical ambiguity resolution (LAR), then, is one of the central problems in natural language and computational semantics research. A collection of the best research on LAR available, this volume offers eighteen original papers by leading scientists. Part I, Computer Models, describes nine attempts to discover the processes necessary for disambiguation by implementing programs to do the job. Part II, Empirical Studies, goes into the laboratory setting to examine the nature of the human disambiguation mechanism and the structure of ambiguity itself. A primary goal of this volume is to propose a cognitive science perspective arising out of the conjunction of work and approaches from neuropsychology, psycholinguistics, and artificial intelligence--thereby encouraging a closer cooperation and collaboration among these fields. Lexical Ambiguity Resolution is a valuable and accessible source book for students and cognitive scientists in AI, psycholinguistics, neuropsychology, or theoretical linguistics.
Author |
: M. Gareth Gaskell |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 880 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198568971 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198568975 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics by : M. Gareth Gaskell
The ability to communicate through spoken and written language is one of the defining characteristics of the human race, yet it remains a deeply mysterious process. The young science of psycholinguistics attempts to uncover the mechanisms and representations underlying human language. This interdisciplinary field has seen massive developments over the past decade, with a broad expansion of the research base, and the incorporation of new experimental techniques such as brain imaging and computational modelling. The result is that real progress is being made in the understanding of the key components of language in the mind. The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics brings together the views of 75 leading researchers in psycholinguistics to provide a comprehensive and authoritative review of the current state of the art in psycholinguistics. With almost 50 chapters written by experts in the field, the range and depth of coverage is unequalled. The contributors are eminent in a wide range of fields, including psychology, linguistics, human memory, cognitive neuroscience, bilingualism, genetics, development and neuropsychology. Their contributions are organised into six themed sections, covering word recognition, the mental lexicon, comprehension and discourse, language production, language development, and perspectives on psycholinguistics. The breadth of coverage, coupled with the accessibility of the short chapter format should make the handbook essential reading for both students and researchers in the fields of psychology, linguistics and neuroscience.
Author |
: Roberto R. Heredia |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 345 |
Release |
: 2020-01-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107145610 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107145619 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bilingual Lexical Ambiguity Resolution by : Roberto R. Heredia
Sets out state-of-the-art methodological and theoretical advancements to shed light on how bilingual speakers comprehend ambiguous information.
Author |
: Graeme Hirst |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 284 |
Release |
: 1987 |
ISBN-10 |
: 052142898X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521428989 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (8X Downloads) |
Synopsis Semantic Interpretation and the Resolution of Ambiguity by : Graeme Hirst
Semantic interpretation and the resolution of ambiguity presents an important advance in computer understanding of natural language. While parsing techniques have been greatly improved in recent years, the approach to semantics has generally improved in recent years, the approach to semantics has generally been ad hoc and had little theoretical basis. Graeme Hirst offers a new, theoretically motivated foundation for conceptual analysis by computer, and shows how this framework facilitates the resolution of lexical and syntactic ambiguities. His approach is interdisciplinary, drawing on research in computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, montague semantics, and cognitive psychology.
Author |
: Paul Warren |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521113632 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521113636 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Introducing Psycholinguistics by : Paul Warren
How humans produce and understand language is clearly introduced in this textbook for students with only a basic knowledge of linguistics. With a logical, flexible structure Introducing Psycholinguistics steps through the central topics of production and comprehension of language and the interaction between them.
Author |
: Steven L. Small |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 932 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1162189041 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lexical Ambiguity Resolution by : Steven L. Small
The most frequently used words in English are highly ambiguous; for example, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary lists 94 meanings for the word ""run"" as a verb alone. Yet people rarely notice this ambiguity. Solving this puzzle has commanded the efforts of cognitive scientists for many years. The solution most often identified is ""context"": we use the context of utterance to determine the proper meanings of words and sentences. The problem then becomes specifying the nature of context and how it interacts with the rest of an understanding system. The difficulty becomes espe.
Author |
: Jurgen M Meisel |
Publisher |
: Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 2013-10-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780748677993 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0748677992 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Language Acquisition and Change by : Jurgen M Meisel
Under which circumstances does grammatical change come about? Is the child the principle agent of change as suggested by historical linguistics?This book discusses diachronic change of languages in terms of restructuring of speakers' internal grammatical knowledge. Efforts to construct a theory of diachronic change consistent with findings from psycholinguistics are scarce. Here, these questions are therefore addressed against the background of insights from research on monolingual and bilingual acquisition. Given that children are remarkably successful in reconstructing the grammars of their ambient languages, commonly held views need to be reconsidered according to which language change is primarily triggered by structural ambiguity in the input and in settings of language contact. In an innovative take on this matter, the authors argue that morphosyntactic change in core areas of grammar, especially where parameters of Universal Grammar are concerned, typically happens in settings involving second language acquisition. The children acting as agents of restructuring are either L2 learners themselves or are continuously exposed to the speech of L2 speakers of their target languages. Based on a variety of case studies, this discussion sheds new light on phenomena of change which have occupied historical linguists since the 19th century and will be welcomed by advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers in the fields of historical linguistics and language acquisition.