Abstract
We investigated whether knowledge of the typical color of objects affects content planning in reference production. In a language production experiment, we elicited identifying de- scriptions of typically colored (e.g., orange goldfish) and atypically colored objects (orange crocodile). In line with our expectations, speakers are more likely to redundantly include color in a description of a target when it has an atypical color, than when it is typically colored. This finding leads to some recommendations for current computational models of con- tent planning, such as the Incremental Algorithm.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of PRE-Cogsci 2013 |
Subtitle of host publication | Bridging the gap between cognitive and computational approaches to reference |
Editors | Ellen Bard, Kees van Deemter, Albert Gatt, Roger van Gompel, Emiel Krahmer |
Place of Publication | Berlin, Germany |
Publisher | [s.n.] |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- color typicality
- content planning
- visual saliency
- models of reference production