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Memory for the pragmatic implications of sentences
1Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Psychology Building, 61820, Champaign, Illinois.
Memory & Cognition
|November 9, 2013
Summary
This study shows that pragmatic implications, or unstated expectations from sentences, are often recalled instead of the original sentence content. Long-term knowledge significantly interacts with memory for sentences.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Linguistics
- Memory Studies
Background:
- Pragmatic implications occur when a sentence suggests an unstated expectation.
- Example: 'The safe-cracker put the match to the fuse' implies 'The safe-cracker lit the fuse.'
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the recall of sentences with pragmatic implications.
- To determine the role of long-term knowledge in memory for such sentences.
Main Methods:
- A cued recall task was employed using sentences containing pragmatic implications.
- Participants were asked to recall the original sentences.
Main Results:
- Only 19% of the original sentence items were recalled correctly.
- A significant 26% of responses were the pragmatic implications, not the original sentences.
Conclusions:
- Pragmatic implications are frequently recalled over explicit sentence content.
- Strong interaction exists between long-term knowledge and episodic memory for sentences.
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