Indexical understanding of instructions
Abstract
Background knowledge is essential for understanding. Our question concerns the nature of that knowledge: Is background knowledge solely descriptive and abstract, that is, consisting of propositions, schemas, and rules, or is there room for experiential and perceptual components? The indexical hypothesis suggests that experiential components are crucial for language comprehension. On this hypothesis, indexing, that is, referring words and phrases...
Paper Details
Title
Indexical understanding of instructions
Published Date
Jan 1, 1999
Journal
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
1 - 26
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