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Author Holšánová, Jana.

Title Discourse, vision, and cognition / Jana Holšánová
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 202 pages) : illustrations
Series Human cognitive processing, 1387-6724 ; v. 23
Human cognitive processing ; v. 23. 1387-6724
Contents Discourse, Vision, and Cognition; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Segmentation of spoken discourse; Chapter 2. Structure and content of spoken picture descriptions; Chapter 3. Description coherence & connection between foci; Chapter 4. Variations in picture description; Chapter 5. Multimodal sequential method and analytic tool; Chapter 6. Temporal correspondence between verbal and visual data; Chapter 7. Semantic correspondence between verbal and visual data; Chapter 8. Picture viewing, picture description and mental imagery
Summary While there is a growing body of psycholinguistic experimental research on mappings between language and vision on a word and sentence level, there are almost no studies on how speakers perceive, conceptualise and spontaneously describe a complex visual scene on higher levels of discourse. This book explores the relationship between language, eye movements and cognition, and brings together discourse analysis with cognitively oriented behavioral research. Based on the analysis of data drawn from spoken descriptive discourse, spontaneous conversation, and experimental investigations, this work
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-191) and indexes
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Subject Discourse analysis
Oral communication.
Psycholinguistics.
Visual communication.
psycholinguistics.
REFERENCE.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Vocabulary.
Discourse analysis
Oral communication
Psycholinguistics
Visual communication
Form Electronic book
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