Forwarded message from [oefaiinf@ai.univie.ac.at (OeFAI Information Server)] sent originally on Mon, 15 May 2000 15:30:29 +0200 (MET DST): : Oesterreichisches Forschungsinstitut fuer Artificial Intelligence (OeFAI) : Schottengasse 3, A-1010 Wien : Tel.: +43-1-53361120, Fax: +43-1-5336112-77, Email: sec@ai.univie.ac.at : ------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : VORTRAG : ******* : : Martin CORLEY, Ph.D. : University of Edinburgh : : TOWARDS A SATISFACTORY MODEL OF LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION : : Until recently, the dominant view in cognitive psychology has been that : the processing system endeavours to form the most complete and detailed : representation of external stimuli possible (Pylyshyn, 1984). However, : a growing body of evidence from work in visual cognition suggests that : processing may satisfy a viewer's current needs without resulting in a : full analysis. : : This talk outlines an attempt to discover whether a similar principle : governs human language comprehension: our working hypothesis is that : humans do not necessarily fully process language, but simply understand : enough of the input to satisfy their current communicative needs. We : present evidence from current work showing the operation of such a : satisfaction principle, and discuss future attempts to work out how : it is parameterised. : : Zeit: Montag, 22.Mai 2000, 18:30 Uhr pktl. : Ort: OeFAI, Schottengasse 3, 1010 Wien 1. : : OESTERREICHISCHES FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT : FUER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : : o.Univ.-Prof.Dr.Robert Trappl

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