Understanding prediction in language processing: Quantifying the degree to which a word's meaning and orthographic form expected on the basis of the preceding context assist in word processing efficiency Ghent University
Language comprehension is incremental. This means that words are predicted to some extent on the basis of the preceding context. The prediction is both semantic (the word "oak" is processed faster when the word "palm" is expected) and orthographic (the initial response to the unexpected word "dish" is less disrupted when the word "wish" is expected). Up to now, however, all the evidence is limited to yes/no situations (expected vs. ...