The cataphoric use of spoken stress in narratives |
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Authors: | Jörg D Jescheniak |
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Institution: | (1) Max-Planck-Institut für neuropsychologische Forschung, Postfach 500355, D-04303 Leipzig, Germany e-mail: jeschen@cns.mpg.de Tel.: +49 (0)341-9940276; Fax: +49 (0)341-9940113, DE |
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Abstract: | This study investigated the effects of introducing a concept into discourse either marked with spoken stress or in an unstressed
form using a story continuation paradigm. Participants first listened to informal narratives and then continued them. The
final phrase of the narratives introduced a new concept. If that concept had been introduced in a stressed form, participants
referred to it more often and sooner. Also, there was a tendency towards using a higher proportion of pronominal references
as opposed to NP references. These results closely resemble the findings of Gernsbacher and Shroyer, who, using the same experimental
procedure, investigated the effect of marking a concept with the unstressed, indefinite article this as opposed to a/an. The two studies together support the notion of a common cataphoric function of the two linguistic devices; they mark concepts
the speaker is likely to refer to again.
Received: 10 August 1998 / Accepted: 9 December 1998 |
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