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The processing of coreference for reduced expressions in discourse integration.

C L Yang1, P C Gordon, R Hendrick

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB# 3270, Davie Hall, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3270, USA.

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
|April 9, 2001
PubMed
Summary

This study on Chinese reading times reveals that reduced pronouns, like "he," are crucial for integrating discourse. Their interpretation depends on matching lexical, semantic, and discourse features for coherence.

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computational Linguistics

Background:

  • Pronominal coreference is essential for discourse coherence.
  • Two main views exist: reduced expressions (pronouns) as discourse integrators versus full expressions (repeated names) as more easily interpretable due to lexical richness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how pronominal coreference is processed during language comprehension.
  • To test contrasting theories on the role of reduced versus full anaphoric expressions in discourse integration.

Main Methods:

  • Three reading-time experiments were conducted using Chinese.
  • Reading times and potentially other measures (implied by "probe-word recognition studies") were analyzed.

Main Results:

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  • The ease of integrating referents is influenced by the congruence of lexical, semantic, and discourse features of reduced expressions.
  • Reduced expressions, when features align, are interpreted online and facilitate semantic integration, supporting discourse coherence.

Conclusions:

  • Reduced expressions play a critical role in promoting discourse coherence.
  • Online interpretation of reduced expressions is facilitated by the alignment of multiple linguistic features, enhancing semantic integration.