CMN 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Literal And Figurative Language, Laundry Detergent, Lexical Decision Task
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Assess appropriateness of literal meaning given context. If literal meaning is wrong, you then derived figurative meaning. Takes more mental effort to process meaning. Literal meaning is not accessed prior to figurative or intended meaning. Use pragmatic knowledge to understand frequently heard expressions. We don"t necessarily need the context to derive meaning, we just know. This processing view allows for quicker processing time than pragmatic view. Simultaneous or reverse access: all possible meanings could be created and processed at one time and we immediately know which of the meanings was intended through reverse access. Literal meaning is not rejected prior to figurative understanding. Inferences not required for contextually relevant figurative language. Concept facilitation: how our minds associate certain things with other similar or somewhat related things. Speed of response: can be increased or sped up when asked to respond after seeing a related construct vs. after seeing an unrelated construct.
