#3187. Contrastive intonation effects on word recall for information-structural alternatives across the sexes

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Abstract:
Сontextual alternatives are relevant for the interpretation of an utterance. Intonation as one way to signal focus was manipulated in a delayed-recall paradigm. Participants listened to short texts introducing a list of three elements from taxonomic categories. Cued recall of the list elements was tested block-wise. Results show that contrastive intonation enhances recall for focus alternatives. The contextual alternatives are better encoded in memory irrespective of whether focus is expressed prosodically or by a focus-sensitive particle. The results show that females are more sensitive to pragmatic information conveyed through prosody than males.
Keywords:
Alternatives; Delayed recall; Focus; Memory; Sex differences

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