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Publication details [#28379]

Light, Leah L., Janet L. Capps, Asha Singh and Shirley A. Albertson Owens. 1994. Comprehension and use of anaphoric devices in young and older adults. Discourse Processes 18 (1) : 77–103.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

adult | anaphora, comprehension of | anaphora, processing of | old age | storytelling

Place, Publisher

Ablex Publishing Company

ISBN

0163-853X

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This paper examines strategies for anaphor production and interpretation in young and older adults. It is argued that increasing frequency of ambiguous reference is not due to age- or cohort-related features.