The time course of the influence of implicit causality information: Focusing versus integration accounts

A J Stewart, M J Pickering, A J Sanford

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Abstract / Description of output

We report four self-paced reading experiments that investigate the influence of implicit causality information on anaphor resolution. Specifically, we test whether the processor uses implicit causality information to Focus an antecedent for an anaphor or to facilitate integration. Previous work has produced data supporting conflicting positions (Garnham, Traxler, Oakhill, & Gernsbacher, 1996; Greene & McKoon. 1995; McDonald & MacWhinney, 1995). A range of findings concerned with the processing of pronouns versus names, the resolution of ambiguous and unambiguous pronouns, and the effects of a depth-of-processing manipulation suggest that effects of implicit causality occur during integration and that there is no evidence for effects during focusing, (C) 2000 Academic Press.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)423-443
Number of pages21
JournalJournal of Memory and Language
Volume42
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2000

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • implicit causality
  • pronoun
  • anaphor
  • verb
  • language comprehension
  • SYNTACTIC AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION
  • ANAPHORIC PRONOUNS
  • ONLINE RESOLUTION
  • DISCOURSE MODELS
  • EYE-TRACKING
  • COMPREHENSION
  • VERB
  • CONNECTIVES
  • LANGUAGE
  • EVENTS

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