1st Edition
Psychology of Language (PLE: Psycholinguistics) An Introduction to Sentence and Discourse Processes
By Murray Singer
Copyright 1990
324 Pages
by
Psychology Press
324 Pages
by
Psychology Press
324 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Originally published in 1990, this comprehensive volume addresses the central issues of sentence and discourse processes, with particular emphasis placed on reading and listening comprehension. The text material is accessible to both upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and informative for professionals and educators. In this regard, this uncommon volume identifies the logic of both... Read more
Preface 1 Introduction 2 Language and meaning: representing and remembering discourse 3 Syntax and parsing processes 4 The role of knowledge in language comprehension 5 Understanding coherent discourse 6 Theme 7 Inference processes 8 Understanding stories 9 Question answering and sentence verification 10 Natural language understanding by computers – and people References Author index Subject index Acknowledgments
Biography
Murray Singer
