Linguistics 110 Linguistic Analysis: Sentences & Dialects
Lecture Number Twelve
Language and Mind


  1. Schemas and Scripts

    1. Schemas
      1. a set of expectations
        1. The waiter . . . .
        2. The fire hydrant . . . .
        3. The family cat . . . .

      2. Spreading Activation Network

        RESTAURANT script
        maitre d'hotel
        show to table
        give menu
        expect tip
        table
        chair
        legs
        back
        spine
        upright
        lean back
        table cloth
        flowers
        salt & pepper
        sugar
        waiter
        take order
        a la carte
        complete dinner
        luncheon menu
        breakfast menu
        ask about water
        bring order
        tip
        15%
        leave on table
        complain to

    2. Ambiguity (Why do we make the processing errors we do and not those we don't? )
      1. The firm drives . . . .
      2. The British left waffles [on the Falkland Islands]
      3. Garden path sentences
        1. The cotton shirts are made from comes from Arizona.
        2. The man weighed 150 lbs of grapes.
        3. The Spanish people speak today is atrocious.
        4. The horse walked past the barn fell.


  2. Conclusion

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