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Cognitive and Contextual Factors Influencing the Production of Referential Elaborations
Cognitive and Contextual Factors Influencing the Production of Referential Elaborations
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- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20250211152933
- ISBN
- 9798346856924
- DDC
- 150
- 서명/저자
- Cognitive and Contextual Factors Influencing the Production of Referential Elaborations
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : Northwestern University, 2024
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
- 형태사항
- 247 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-06, Section: B.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Horton, William S.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northwestern University, 2024.
- 초록/해제
- 요약When speakers refer, they often elaborate beyond what is sufficient (e.g., "the yellow car" in a context where "the car" suffices). Across five studies, I tested factors that influence elaboration, how elaboration affects communication, and how speakers reason about referential choices. In Experiment 1, I replicated Yoon et al.'s (2012) perspective-taking study on size-modifiers, probing how mention of an object's relative size within a display is influenced by the speaker's goal (i.e., Requesting vs. Informing), and a competitor object's absence (No Competitor) or availability to both interlocutors (Common Ground), or to the speaker only (Privileged Ground). I replicated an interaction wherein speakers mentioned size more in Requests than Informing for Common Ground competitors, but less likely for those in Privileged Ground. In Experiment 2, I repeated this procedure for color- and pattern-modifiers, finding the same interaction; however, color and pattern were mentioned more in all conditions, elaborated or not. In Experiment 3, I measured the production of subordinate-level labels, which were produced less than color or pattern overall, though they were produced in all conditions, yielding an interaction of goal and perspective. In Experiment 4, I measured response times for locating a referent in a display upon hearing elaborated vs. sufficient descriptions. Results revealed that color mentions improved identification, but not pattern nor type, and elaborating was not overtly helpful. Finally, Experiment 5 featured a language game that probed how speakers reason about costs vs. benefits, revealing that speakers were highly cost-sensitive, though demonstrating a clearer understanding of costs measured on the basis of word count than on informativity. Overall, this project bears important implications for the reference production process, particularly concerning elaboration.
- 일반주제명
- Psychology
- 일반주제명
- Cognitive psychology
- 일반주제명
- Linguistics
- 기타저자
- Northwestern University Psychology
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-06B.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■520 ▼aWhen speakers refer, they often elaborate beyond what is sufficient (e.g., "the yellow car" in a context where "the car" suffices). Across five studies, I tested factors that influence elaboration, how elaboration affects communication, and how speakers reason about referential choices. In Experiment 1, I replicated Yoon et al.'s (2012) perspective-taking study on size-modifiers, probing how mention of an object's relative size within a display is influenced by the speaker's goal (i.e., Requesting vs. Informing), and a competitor object's absence (No Competitor) or availability to both interlocutors (Common Ground), or to the speaker only (Privileged Ground). I replicated an interaction wherein speakers mentioned size more in Requests than Informing for Common Ground competitors, but less likely for those in Privileged Ground. In Experiment 2, I repeated this procedure for color- and pattern-modifiers, finding the same interaction; however, color and pattern were mentioned more in all conditions, elaborated or not. In Experiment 3, I measured the production of subordinate-level labels, which were produced less than color or pattern overall, though they were produced in all conditions, yielding an interaction of goal and perspective. In Experiment 4, I measured response times for locating a referent in a display upon hearing elaborated vs. sufficient descriptions. Results revealed that color mentions improved identification, but not pattern nor type, and elaborating was not overtly helpful. Finally, Experiment 5 featured a language game that probed how speakers reason about costs vs. benefits, revealing that speakers were highly cost-sensitive, though demonstrating a clearer understanding of costs measured on the basis of word count than on informativity. Overall, this project bears important implications for the reference production process, particularly concerning elaboration.
■590 ▼aSchool code: 0163.
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■650 4▼aCognitive psychology
■650 4▼aLinguistics
■653 ▼aOverspecification
■653 ▼aReferential communication
■653 ▼aReferential elaboration
■653 ▼aReferring expressions
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■792 ▼a2024
■793 ▼aEnglish
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