Linguistics 110 Linguistic Analysis: Sentences & Dialects
Lecture Number Twelve
Language and Mind
Schemas and Scripts
Schemas
a set of expectations
The waiter . . . .
The fire hydrant . . . .
The family cat . . . .
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
Ambiguity (Why do we make the processing errors we do and not those we don't? )
The firm drives . . . .
The British left waffles [on the Falkland Islands]
Garden path
sentences
The cotton shirts are made from
comes from Arizona.
The man weighed 150 lbs
of grapes.
The Spanish people speak
today is atrocious.
The horse walked past the barn
fell.
Conclusion
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