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Order of Mention in Causal Sequences: Talking about Cause and Effect in Narratives and Warning Signs
Kaiser, Elsi – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
Causal sequences can be segmented into cause and effect. However, some argue causal relations in discourse are by default in "effect-cause" order. Others claim "cause-effect" order is easier to process and the default way of expressing causality, due to iconicity. We conducted experiments testing participants' production…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Discourse Analysis, Language Processing, Decision Making

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