Why we simulate negated information: A dynamic pragmatic account

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2305-2312

  Tian, Ye ^a   Breheny, Richard ^a   Ferguson, Heather J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language comprehension; Negation; Pragmatics; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 78649840025     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2010.525712     Document Type: Article

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