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Mauchand, Maël; Vergis, Nikos; Pell, Marc D. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
In spoken discourse, understanding irony requires the apprehension of subtle cues, such as the speaker's tone of voice (prosody), which often reveal the speaker's affective stance toward the listener in the context of the utterance. To shed light on the interplay of linguistic content and prosody on impressions of spoken criticisms and compliments…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Cues
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Walker, Esther J.; Risko, Evan F.; Kingstone, Alan – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
The present study examined the influence of a human or computer "partner" on the production of fillers ("um" and "uh") during a question and answer task. Experiment 1 investigated whether or not responding to a human partner as opposed to a computer partner results in a higher rate of filler production. Participants…
Descriptors: Speech, Oral Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Context Effect
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Mozuraitis, Mindaugas; Chambers, Craig G.; Daneman, Meredyth – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Eye tracking was used to explore the role of grammatical aspect and world knowledge in establishing temporal relationships across sentences in discourse. Younger and older adult participants read short passages that included sentences such as "Mrs. Adams was knitting/knitted a new sweater"..."She wore her new garment...".…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Older Adults, Reading Comprehension, Sentences