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Peer reviewedKennison, Shelia M.; Gordon, Peter C. – Discourse Processes, 1997
Examines how type of referent (name versus pronoun) influences comprehension of short passages. Provides strong support for central predictions of centering theory: (1) using a repeated name to refer to the central entity of a discourse disrupts comprehension; and (2) this disruption interacts with whether there is a continuing or shifting…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Eye Movements, Higher Education, Language Processing
