Understanding sign: Some examples of knowledge-dependent language processing

Nickerson, Raymond S.

doi:10.1075/idj.2.1.01nic

Article published In: Information Design Journal
Vol. 2:1 (1981) ► pp.2–16

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Understanding sign

Some examples of knowledge-dependent language processing

Raymond S. Nickerson | Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.

Published online: 1 January 1981

https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.2.1.01nic

The fact that we easily understand signs, some of which are extremely cryptic apart from the contexts in which they are encountered, is used to illustrate the importance of situation-specific knowledge in language processing.

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