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Peer reviewedFincher-Kiefer, Rebecca – Discourse Processes, 1993
Investigates the hypothesis that one of the processes used in situation model development is an inferential process in which the reader employs knowledge to form expectations when predictive text opportunities arise. Suggests that predictions are available to the reader at an abstract level of representation. (HB)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes, Higher Education, Inferences
Peer reviewedMcNeill, David; Levy, Elena T. – Discourse Processes, 1993
Studies discourse cohesion from the perspective of a speech/gesture synthesis. Presents cross-cultural evidence showing the joint contribution made by both speech and gesture to the process of creating discourse topics. Proposes a dialectical model of discourse production. (HB)
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Cross Cultural Studies
