Abstract
Context plays a ubiquitous role in language processing. For the most part, work in language processing investigates the effects of context without investigating questions about what determines a context. For example, interpretation of any referential expression must take into account the notion of a referential domain. Here we investigate the influence of perceptual cues in establishing a referential domain, or linguistic context. We demonstrate that people use perceptual cues to establish a linguistic context; the influence of perceptual cues is gradient with respect to cue magnitude; and the contribution of a perceptual cue in constructing a linguistic context is not an effect of attention or salience. We provide these results as a first step toward developing a formal model for the establishment of linguistic context.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society 2015 |
Publisher | Austin TX: Cognitive Science Society |
Pages | 1613-1618 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-9911967-2-2 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781510809550 |
Publication status | Published - 25 Jul 2015 |
Event | CogSci 2015 - Pasadena, United States Duration: 23 Jul 2015 → 25 Jul 2015 |
Conference
Conference | CogSci 2015 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Pasadena |
Period | 23/07/15 → 25/07/15 |