Inferring from Language

In the study of human thought there could hardly be a more fundamental con­ cern than language and reasoning. In the tradition of Western philosophy, humans are distinguished by their ability to speak and to think rationally. And language is often considered a prerequisite for rational thought. If p...

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Main Author: Noordman, L.G.M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1979, 1979
Edition:1st ed. 1979
Series:Springer Series in Language and Communication
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Cognition and Language Behavior -- 1.2 Comprehension and Inferences -- 1.3 Types of Comprehension Research -- 1.4 Methodology of the Present Research -- 1.5 Overview of the Present Study -- I Processing Comparative Relations -- 2 Empirical Questions -- 3 A Model for Solving Verbal Problems -- 4 Storing the Information During a Time Interval -- 5 Solving Pictorial Problems -- Conclusion -- II Processing Conditional Relations -- 6 On the Interpretation of Conditional Conjunctions -- 7 Storing Conditional Relations -- 8 The Processing of Conditional Sentences -- III Foreground and Background Information in Inferential Processes -- 9 Presupposed or Background Information -- 10 Differences in Background Information -- 11 Dependency of Background Information on Context -- 12 Variability of Foreground and Background Information -- Conclusion -- 13 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Author Index 
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520 |a In the study of human thought there could hardly be a more fundamental con­ cern than language and reasoning. In the tradition of Western philosophy, humans are distinguished by their ability to speak and to think rationally. And language is often considered a prerequisite for rational thought. If psycholoQists, then, are ever to discover what is truly human about their species, they will have to discover how language is produced and understood, and how it plays a role in reasoning and other forms of rational thought. Within psychology there has been an imperative to study language and rea­ soning together. Since Wundt, psychologists have succeeded in building a the­ oretical foundation for both language and reasoning. What has become clear from these beginnings is that the two are inextricably bound to each other. Like the two players ina chess game, take away one of them and the game no longer exists. On the one hand, producing and understanding speech re­ quires an intricate process of reasoning. Speakers must rationally choose sentences that will affect their listeners in ways they intend, and listen­ ers must infer what speakers could conceivably have meant in selecting the sentences they did. Reasoning, inference, and rational thought lie at the very center of speaking and listening. On the other hand, logical reasoning begins with, and is influenced by, the language in which a problem is stated