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Moxey, Linda M. – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2018
Statements containing quantity information are commonplace. Although there is literature explaining the way in which quantities themselves are conveyed in numbers or words (e.g., "many", "probably"), there is less on the effects of different types of quantity description on the processing of surrounding text. Given that…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Nouns, Phrase Structure, Comparative Analysis
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Crossley, Scott A.; Allen, Laura K.; Kyle, Kristopher; McNamara, Danielle S. – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2014
Natural language processing (NLP) provides a powerful approach for discourse processing researchers. However, there remains a notable degree of hesitation by some researchers to consider using NLP, at least on their own. The purpose of this article is to introduce and make available a "simple" NLP (SiNLP) tool. The overarching goal of…
Descriptors: Natural Language Processing, Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Computer Oriented Programs
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Koivisto, Aino – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2015
This article discusses the use of the Finnish change-of-state token "aa" that has previously not been identified. The central claim is that even though "aa" indicates a cognitive shift experienced by the speaker, it does not function as a receipt of new information. Instead, the token "aa" indicates that the speaker…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Finno Ugric Languages, Epistemology, Oral Language
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Giora, Rachel; Drucker, Ari; Fein, Ofer; Mendelson, Itamar – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2015
Findings from five experiments support the view that negation generates sarcastic utterance-interpretations by default. When presented in isolation, novel negative constructions ("Punctuality is not his forte," "Thoroughness is not her most distinctive feature"), free of semantic anomaly or internal incongruity, were…
Descriptors: Morphemes, Language Usage, Semantics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)