The Interplay between Topic Shift and Focus in the Dynamic Construction of Discourse Representations

Previous studies have suggested that focusing an element can enhance the activation of the focused element and bring about a number of processing benefits. However, whether and how this local prominence of information interacts with global discourse organization remains unclear. In the present study...

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Main Authors: Xiaohong Yang, Xiuping Zhang, Cheng Wang, Ruohan Chang, Weijun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02184/full