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Acknowledgements |
4-5 |
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Abstract in Chinese |
5-6 |
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Abstract in English |
6-9 |
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1. Introduction |
9-12 |
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2. Literature Review |
12-16 |
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2.1 Studies done by researchers in China |
12-13 |
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2.2 Studies done by researchers abroad |
13-16 |
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3. General Introduction to Memory and Discourse |
16-29 |
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3.1 Introduction to memory |
16-24 |
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3.1.1 Definition of memory |
17 |
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3.1.2 Classification of memory |
17-24 |
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3.1.2.1 Encoding, storage and retrieval |
17 |
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3.1.2.2 Sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory |
17-20 |
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3.1.2.3 Semantic memory and episodic memory |
20-21 |
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3.1.2.4 Short-term memory and working memory |
21-24 |
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3.2 Introduction to Discourse |
24-29 |
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3.2.1 Definitions of discourse |
24-25 |
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3.2.2 Memory for discourse |
25-29 |
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4. Exploring Discourse Comprehension from A Psycholinguistic Perspective |
29-46 |
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4.1 The nature of language comprehension |
29-32 |
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4.2 The nature of discourse comprehension |
32-35 |
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4.3 The Functioning of memory in discourse comprehension |
35-46 |
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4.3.1 Theory of long-term working memory |
37-39 |
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4.3.2 The CI-model for discourse comprehension |
39-46 |
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4.3.2.1 Access to episodic discourse memory .32 |
40-41 |
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4.3.2.2 Activation of knowledge |
41-46 |
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5. Experiment |
46-59 |
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5.1 Design and method |
46-52 |
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5.1.1 Participants |
46 |
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5.1.2 Materials |
46-48 |
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5.1.3 Procedure |
48-51 |
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5.1.4 Scoring |
51-52 |
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5.2 Results |
52-54 |
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5.3 Discussion |
54-59 |
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6. Conclusion |
59-62 |
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Bibliography |
62-66 |
