A similar problem is discussed in the psycholinguistics of interpretation ( Sedivy et al. 1999 ) : Interpretation is widely assumed to proceed incrementally , but vague descriptions resist strict incrementality , since an adjective in a vague description can only be fully interpreted when its comparison set is known .
achieving incremental semantic interpretation through contextual representation
Julie Sedivy Michael Tanenhaus Craig Chambers Gregory Carlson
This means that the linguistic realization can not start until CD is concluded , contradicting eye-tracking experiments suggesting that speakers start speaking while still scanning distractors ( Pechmann 1989 ) . A similar problem is discussed in the psycholinguistics of interpretation ( Sedivy et al. 1999 ) : Interpretation is widely assumed to proceed incrementally , but vague descriptions resist strict incrementality , since an adjective in a vague description can only be fully interpreted when its comparison set is known . Sedivy and colleagues resolve this quandary by allowing a kind of revision , whereby later words allow hearers to refine their interpretation of gradable adjectives .
A similar problem is discussed in the psycholinguistics of interpretation ( @@CITATION ) : Interpretation is widely assumed to proceed incrementally , but vague descriptions resist strict incrementality , since an adjective in a vague description can only be fully interpreted when its comparison set is known .