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Engelhardt, Paul E.; Bailey, Karl G. D.; Ferreira, Fernanda – Journal of Memory and Language, 2006
The Gricean Maxim of Quantity is believed to govern linguistic performance. Speakers are assumed to provide as much information as required for referent identification and no more, and listeners are believed to expect unambiguous but concise descriptions. In three experiments we examined the extent to which naive participants are sensitive to the…
Descriptors: Linguistic Performance, Comprehension, Eye Movements, Verbal Communication
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Christoffels, Ingrid K.; de Groot, Annette M. B.; Kroll, Judith F. – Journal of Memory and Language, 2006
Simultaneous interpreting is a complex skill in which language comprehension and production take place at the same time in two languages. In this study, we examined performance on basic language and working memory tasks that have been hypothesized to engage cognitive skills important for simultaneous interpreting. The participants were native…
Descriptors: Memory, Language Skills, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)