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Psy of Language-CH 7
Discourse comprehension & memory
Term | Definition |
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Narrative discourse | can be contrasted with expository discourse, in which the goal of the writer is not to tell a story but rather to convey information about the subject matter. |
Anaphor | When we use an expression to refer back to something previously mentioned in discourse, the referring expression is called |
3 ways we store discourse | surface representation ,propositional representations & situational models |
Situational modes | retained the best and are based on spaial or causal relations between parts of a text |
Episodes have a characteristics structure | some initiating event occurs, leading to some internal response on the part of the protagonist |
Bridging inference | If we don't have a direct antecedent for the given information, we can still tie the sentences together by making a bridging inference. |
Different genres are associated with difference types of schemata, which are structures in ____________ that specify the usual arrangement of information in a text. | Semantic memory |