Abstract
In the present study, we investigate if speakers refer to moving entities in route directions (RDs). On the one hand, there is a general agreement that landmarks are perceptually salient and stable objects. On the other hand, animated movement attracts visual attention, making entities intrinsically salient. In two experiments we tested to what extent people are prepared to use moving entities. Our results show that participants mention moving entities when the communicative setting affords such references (route directions as a joint communicative action) and when the movement is informative for the place where a turn should be taken.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society |
Editors | D.C. Noelle, R. Dale, A.S. Warlaumont, J. Yoshimi, T. Matlock, C.D. Jennings, P.P. Maglio |
Place of Publication | Austin, Texas |
Publisher | Cognitive Science Society |
ISBN (Print) | 9780991196722 |
Publication status | Published - 24 Jul 2015 |
Event | cogsci 2015 - Pasadena, CA, United States Duration: 23 Jul 2015 → 25 Jul 2015 |
Conference
Conference | cogsci 2015 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Pasadena, CA |
Period | 23/07/15 → 25/07/15 |
Keywords
- stability
- animated movement
- moving landmarks
- visual attention
- route directions