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Ferguson, Heather J.; Scheepers, Christoph; Sanford, Anthony J. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2010
During language comprehension, information about the world is exchanged and processed. Two essential ingredients of everyday cognition that are employed during language comprehension are the ability to reason counterfactually, and the ability to understand and predict other peoples' behaviour by attributing independent mental states to them…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Linguistic Input, Eye Movements, Beliefs
Arnold, Jennifer E.; Lao, Shin-Yi C. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2008
Research has shown that the comprehension of definite referring expressions (e.g., "the triangle") tends to be faster for "given" (previously mentioned) referents, compared with new referents. This has been attributed to the presence of given information in the consciousness of discourse participants (e.g., Chafe, 1994) suggesting that given is…
Descriptors: Word Order, Eye Movements, Reading Comprehension, Achievement