| Chapter 10: Comprehension Levels of language: Phonology: sounds and rules for combining them Importance of context and conceptually-driven processes Problem of invariance: sounds vary a lot but are still recognized as the same phonemes. No relation between pauses and the end of words Coarticulation: each phoneme changes the articulation of other phonemes Syntax: grammatical rules, word order Semantic: meaning of words Garden-path sentences: develop certain expectations based on assigned case roles. Different kinds of aphasias and other disorders show the validity of the modular view of the brain Synchronization between the different brain regions is crucial Conceptual level: compare interpretation of ambiguous sentences to semantic knowledge |
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