Discourse and pragmatics Flashcards
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Discourse
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Unit of language longer than a single sentence
- Derived from latin: dis (away) and currere (to run). Flow of conversation
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Pragmatics
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Use of language in social contexts and the ways people produce and comprehend meanings through language
3
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Discourse-anamolous word
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Word/linguistic element that is unexpected or inconsistent within the context. Often used to investigate the brain processes
It rapidly causes a negative ERP, similar to a wide N400. Peaks at centro-parietal sites
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consistant vs inconsistant adjective
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The N400 is larger when the adjective is inconsistent with the predicted noun. This indicates that the ERP shows predictive discourse processing
