Retrieval of sentence relations: Semantic vs. syntactic deep structure |
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Authors: | C.A. Perfetti |
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Affiliation: | University of Pittsburgh, USA |
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Abstract: | Two experiments on unaided and cued recall of sentences presented in context are reported. Key nouns in the sentences were arranged to have uniform surface functions, but to vary independently in deep syntactic category and semantic function. Cued recall for sentences in which the semantic function of actor and recipient coincided with the syntactic function of deep subject and object, respectively, was better than for sentences which did not have this normal semantic-syntactic coincidence. Unaided recall was not different for the two types of sentences. Models of sentence processing may have to represent both types of information as available to the language user. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to the author Learning Research and Development Center University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA. 15260 USA |
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