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Addressees Distinguish Shared from Private Information when Interpreting Questions during Interactive Conversation
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Brown-Schmidt, Sarah; Gunlogson, Christine; Tanenhaus, Michael K. – Cognition, 2008
Two experiments examined the role of common ground in the production and on-line interpretation of wh-questions such as "What's above the cow with shoes?" Experiment 1 examined unscripted conversation, and found that speakers consistently use wh-questions to inquire about information known only to the addressee. Addressees were sensitive to this…
Descriptors: Privacy, Discourse Analysis, Sentences, Interaction