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Xu, Xiaodong; Chen, Qingrong; Panther, Klaus-Uwe; Wu, Yicheng – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2018
This study investigates the influence of causal and concessive relations on discourse coherence in Chinese by means of eye movement and self-paced reading techniques. We use the sentential structure like "NP[subscript HUMAN] moved from place A to place B, {because ([Chinese characters omitted] yinwei) /although ([Chinese characters omitted]…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Pacing, Reading Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Juvina, Ion; van Oostendorp, Herre – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Research on cognitive modeling of information search and Web navigation emphasizes the importance of "information scent" (the relevance of semantic cues such as link labels and headings to a reader's goal; Pirolli & Card, 1999). This article shows that not only semantic but also structural knowledge is involved in navigating the Web…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Cues, Semantics, Internet
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Jones, David K.; Read, Stephen J. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
We compare the structure and content of political experts' knowledge with that of novices. We were particularly interested in whether experts would show more causal and historical reasoning in explaining political events, as well as whether their knowledge was structured in the form of a narrative. Eight relative political experts (advanced…
Descriptors: Political Science, Graduate Students, Historical Interpretation, Political Issues