On the Consequences of Meaning Selection : Perspectives on Resolving Lexical Ambiguity

A presentation of research in the study of comprehension and discourse processes - lexically ambiguous words, how they are accessed, and how meaning is derived.

Investigators describe the state of knowledge and theory regarding the role that words play in comprehension.

The work should be useful to individuals concerned with the problems of cognitive deficits or changes associated with disease and ageing as well as the more contemporary problem of getting computers to understand what we say and write.

It should also be of interest to researchers in comprehension and discourse processes.