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- Title
Linguistic Markers of Inference Generation While Reading.
- Authors
Clinton, Virginia; Carlson, Sarah; Seipel, Ben
- Abstract
Words can be informative linguistic markers of psychological constructs. The purpose of this study is to examine associations between word use and the process of making meaningful connections to a text while reading (i.e., inference generation). To achieve this purpose, think-aloud data from third-fifth grade students ( $$\hbox {N} = 218$$ ) reading narrative texts were hand-coded for inferences. These data were also processed with a computer text analysis tool, Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count, for percentages of word use in the following categories: cognitive mechanism words, nonfluencies, and nine types of function words. Findings indicate that cognitive mechanisms were an independent, positive predictor of connections to background knowledge (i.e., elaborative inference generation) and nonfluencies were an independent, negative predictor of connections within the text (i.e., bridging inference generation). Function words did not provide unique variance towards predicting inference generation. These findings are discussed in the context of a cognitive reflection model and the differences between bridging and elaborative inference generation. In addition, potential practical implications for intelligent tutoring systems and computer-based methods of inference identification are presented.
- Subjects
INFERENCE (Logic); FUNCTION words (Grammar); LINGUISTICS research; READING research; COGNITIVE ability
- Publication
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2016, Vol 45, Issue 3, p553
- ISSN
0090-6905
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10936-015-9360-8